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Author Boss, Judith A., 1942-

Title Ethics for life : a text with readings / Judith A. Boss
Edition Fifth edition
Published New York : McGraw-Hill Companies, 2011

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 WATERFT  170 Bos/Efl 2011  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Sect I The study of ethics 1. Ethics: an overview -- 2. Moral reasoning -- Sect II Ethical relativism 3. Ethical subjectivism: morality is just a matter of personal feeling -- 4. Cultural relativism: is morality dependent on culture? -- Sect III Beyond ethical relativism 5. Is morality grounded in religion? -- 6. Conscience and moral development -- Sect IV Morality as universal 7. Ethical egoism: morality is acting in our best self-interest -- 8. Utilitarianism: the greatest happiness principle -- 9. Deontology: the ethics of duty -- 10. Rights ethics -- 11. Virtue ethics and the good life -- Afterword Applying moral theory in real life
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Ethics -- Textbooks.
Ethics.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
LC no. 2009054190
ISBN 9780073407531 (alk. paper)
(alk. paper)