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How should we live : an introduction to ethics / Louis P. Pojman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xvi, 224 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0534556574
  • 9780534556570
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 22
LOC classification:
  • BJ1012 .P66 2005
Contents:
Preface -- Word to the Student -- Why do We Need Morality? -- Why Should I Be Moral? ; Is the Good Good for you? -- Who's to Judge? ; Ethical Relativism -- The Case for Ethical Objectivism -- Religion and Ethics -- Utilitarianism -- Deontological Ethics: Intuitionism and Kantian Ethics --Virtue-Based Ethical Theory -- Human Rights -- Conclusion: How Should We Live?
Summary: "Louis Pojman's new How should we live? is a concise and engaging text that offers a provocative discussion of the central questions and theories in moral philosophy. Crafted by one of contemporary philosophy's most gifted teachers, it begins with a poignant meditation on Golding's Lord of the flies, a starting point for an eye-opening examination of central metaethical concepts such as relativism, objectivism, egoism, and whether or not religion is a necessity for morality. From there Pojman presents with even-handed consideration and in a readily accessible style the three most seminal ethical theories: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue-based ethics. The book's discussion culminates with a very timely exploration of the grounds for human rights in today's increasingly global society."--Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Word to the Student -- Why do We Need Morality? -- Why Should I Be Moral? ; Is the Good Good for you? -- Who's to Judge? ; Ethical Relativism -- The Case for Ethical Objectivism -- Religion and Ethics -- Utilitarianism -- Deontological Ethics: Intuitionism and Kantian Ethics --Virtue-Based Ethical Theory -- Human Rights -- Conclusion: How Should We Live?

"Louis Pojman's new How should we live? is a concise and engaging text that offers a provocative discussion of the central questions and theories in moral philosophy. Crafted by one of contemporary philosophy's most gifted teachers, it begins with a poignant meditation on Golding's Lord of the flies, a starting point for an eye-opening examination of central metaethical concepts such as relativism, objectivism, egoism, and whether or not religion is a necessity for morality. From there Pojman presents with even-handed consideration and in a readily accessible style the three most seminal ethical theories: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue-based ethics. The book's discussion culminates with a very timely exploration of the grounds for human rights in today's increasingly global society."--Publisher.

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