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1 online resource (227 pages) |
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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Ethics Self-Orientation ; Introduction; Summary of Philosophical Problems about Ethics; Chapter 1 Relative Ethics or Universal Ethics?; 1.1 Relative Ethics; 1.2 Universal Ethics; 1.3 Cultural Relativism or Ethical Relativism?; 1.4 Cultural Relativism and Universal Ethics; 1.5 Ethics and Human Nature; 1.6 Ethics and Human Rationality; 1.7 Relative Ethics or Universal Ethics?; 1.8 Conclusion; Concepts, Theories, and Traditions Introduced in Chapter 1; Concepts; Theories; Traditions; For Further Reading; Online Resources; Review Questions |
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Discussion QuestionsChapter 2 Virtue Ethics; 2.1 What Are Virtues?; 2.2 Aristotle, Happiness, and the Virtues; 2.3 A Developmental Model; 2.4 Universalism and Relativism Again; 2.5 Virtue Ethics: A Guide to Good Behavior; 2.6 Pros and Cons of Virtue Ethics; 2.7 Conclusion; Concepts, Principles, Theories, and Traditions Introduced in Chapter 2; Concepts; Principles; Theories/Traditions; For Further Reading; Online Resources; Review Questions; Discussion Questions; Chapter 3 Natural Law Ethics; 3.1 What Is Natural Law and Where Does It Come From?; 3.2 The Natural Law and Universal Ethics |
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3.3 Natural Law Ethics and Human Nature3.4 Natural Law Ethics and Virtue Ethics; 3.5 When Following the Natural Law Is Unclear: Use the Pauline Principle; 3.6 When Following the Natural Law Is Unclear: Use the Principle of Double Effect; 3.7 Conclusion; Concepts, Principles, Theories, and Traditions Introduced in Chapter 3; Concepts; Principles; Theories/Traditions; For Further Reading; Online Resources; Review Questions; Discussion Questions; Chapter 4 Social Contract Ethics; 4.1 Continuities and Discontinuities with Natural Law Ethics; 4.2 The Principle of Self-Interest (Ethical Egoism) |
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4.3 The State of Nature4.4 A Contract Involves Cooperation; 4.5 A Contract Involves Rationality; 4.6 Common-sense Morality (Properly Understood) ; 4.7 Social Contract Ethics Applied; 4.8 Conclusion; Concepts, Principles, Theories, and Traditions Introduced in Chapter 4; Concepts; Principles; Theories/Traditions; For Further Reading; Online Resources; Review Questions; Discussion Questions; Chapter 5 Utilitarian Ethics; 5.1 Ethics Is Based on Feelings; 5.2 Is Ought: Shorthand for Hume's Theory of Moral Sentiments ; 5.3 Feelings, Utility, and Consequences; 5.4 Utility and Happiness |
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5.5 Utilitarianism: Relativist or Universalist?5.6 Utility and Equality; 5.7 Utilitarian Applications; 5.8 Conclusion; Concepts, Principles, Theories, and Traditions Introduced in Chapter 5; Concepts; Principles; Theories/Traditions; For Further Reading; Online Resources; Review Questions; Discussion Questions; Chapter 6 Deontological Ethics; 6.1 Duty-centered Ethics ; 6.2 Ethics of Freedom and Rationality; 6.3 The Main Deontological Principle: The Categorical Imperative; 6.4 One Form of the Categorical Imperative: The Principle of Autonomy |
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6.5 Another Form of the Categorical Imperative: The Principle of Universality |
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Print version record |
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Ethics -- Textbooks
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Ethics
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Textbooks
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119150701 |
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1119150701 |
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