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Ethics : discovering right and wrong / Louis P. Pojman, Late of the United States Military Academy, West Point, James Fieser, University of Tennessee, Martin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextEdition: Eighth editionDescription: x, 261 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781305584556 (pbk.)
  • 1305584554 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BJ1012 .P65 2017
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Contents:
What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism -- Moral objectivism -- Value and the quest for the good -- Social contract theory and the motive to be moral -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant and deontological theories -- Virtue theory -- Biology and ethics -- Gender and ethics -- Religion and ethics -- The fact-value problem -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism.
Summary: This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--
Item type: Book
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism -- Moral objectivism -- Value and the quest for the good -- Social contract theory and the motive to be moral -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant and deontological theories -- Virtue theory -- Biology and ethics -- Gender and ethics -- Religion and ethics -- The fact-value problem -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism.

This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--

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