Cengage Advantage Books: Ethics: Discovering Right and WrongStudy ethics from one of the classic texts, written by one of contemporary philosophy’s most skilled teachers, Louis P. Pojman, and now revised by best-selling author and editor of the INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY, James Fieser. ETHICS: DISCOVERING RIGHT AND WRONG, Sixth Edition, provides you with a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory. Written in a conversational manner with strong learning aids and numerous classical and contemporary examples, this book teaches you how to develop your own moral theories and competently reason through ethical problems for yourself. The text even-handedly raises critical questions with its non-dogmatic style and generous presentation of various positions. This edition offers more feminist as well as multicultural ethical perspectives. Initial chapters discuss general concerns about meta-ethics before presenting major moral theories. Later chapters address special topics in personal and religious ethics as well as the most recent developments in moral theory. A helpful appendix teaches how to write ethics papers, while study questions for each chapter and useful bibliographies further assist you in review and additional exploration of topics. A companion website offers additional support with essay questions and numerous interactive learning aids. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. |
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Contents
What Is Ethics? | 1 |
Ethical Relativism | 14 |
Moral Objectivism | 30 |
Value and the Quest for the Good | 46 |
Social Contract Theory and the Motive to Be Moral | 64 |
Egoism SelfInterest and Altruism | 81 |
Utilitarianism | 100 |
Kant and Deontological Theories | 121 |
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Cengage Advantage Books: Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong Louis Pojman,James Fieser Limited preview - 2011 |
Cengage Advantage Books: Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong Louis P. Pojman,James Fieser Limited preview - 2011 |
Cengage Advantage Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong Louis P. Pojman,James Fieser Limited preview - 2016 |
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