Basic Moral Philosophy
by Holmes, Robert L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-07-24
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
Who ever heard of an easy-to-understand philosophy book? Now there is one. BASIC MORAL PHILOSOPHY presents clear information on the major ethical and philosophical theories that you can actually comprehend. Whether it's bioethics or broad moral philosophy, BASIC MORAL PHILOSOPHY is the ethics textbook that gives you an introduction to the tough questions and helps you get a great grade in class also.
Table of Contents
| Part One: THE CONCERNS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY | |
| 1. The Nature of Ethics | |
| 2. Theories of Moral Right and Wrong | |
| Part Two: THE ETHICS OF VIRTUE | |
| 3. Virtue in Ancient Philosophy | |
| 4. Virtue and Happiness | |
| Part Three: THE ETHICS OF CONDUCT | |
| 5. Virtue and Happiness: Ethical and Psychological Egoism | |
| 6. The Divine Command Theory | |
| 7. Natural Law Ethics | |
| 8. Kantianism | |
| 9. Consequentialism | |
| 10. Justice | |
| Part Four: TWO BASIC METAETHICAL CONCERNS | |
| 11. Ethical Relativism | |
| 12. Can Moral Principles Be Justified | |
| Part Five: NEW BEARINGS IN ETHICS | |
| 13. Feminist Ethics 14 | |
| Contextualism: An Ethics of Pragmatism |
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