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A guide to ethics / Steven Luper

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw - Hil c2002Description: xi, 204 pages. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0767411811
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 170 LUP
Contents:
• Introduction: What is ethics • Subjectivism: is morality an Illusion • Cultural relativism: does each culture invent its own morality? • The divine command view: is morality God’s invention • Hedonism: is the pleasant life the best life • Perfectionism: do we live best when we excel • Ethical Egoism: is duty a matter of self enhancement • Utilitarianism: does duty consist in maximizing the collective good • Kantianism: is duty respect for humanity • Contractarianism: is duty the outcome of an ideal agreement • The contemporary debate: what are some contemporary approaches to Ethics
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Includes bibliographical references and index

• Introduction: What is ethics
• Subjectivism: is morality an Illusion
• Cultural relativism: does each culture invent its own morality?
• The divine command view: is morality God’s invention
• Hedonism: is the pleasant life the best life
• Perfectionism: do we live best when we excel
• Ethical Egoism: is duty a matter of self enhancement
• Utilitarianism: does duty consist in maximizing the collective good
• Kantianism: is duty respect for humanity
• Contractarianism: is duty the outcome of an ideal agreement
• The contemporary debate: what are some contemporary approaches to Ethics

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