Ethics

Ethics
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9780415256803
ISBN-13 : 0415256801
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethics by : Harry J. Gensler

[This book] is designed to lead any student into the subject [of ethics] and does so through ... selected classic and contemporary articles ... The volume is prefaced by two extensive introductions by the editors and each article is also situated by an explanatory passage. This volume [is] for any student taking a course or module in ethics.-Back cover.

Moral Disagreements

Moral Disagreements
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0415217113
ISBN-13 : 9780415217118
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Disagreements by : Christopher W. Gowans

The problem of moral disagreement is one of the central problems in moral thinking. This is the first anthology to bring together classic and contemporary readings on the topic.

Ethical Theory

Ethical Theory
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 760
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106013305047
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethical Theory by : Louis P. Pojman

This reader contains 72 classical and contemporary articles organized around 13 crucial issues in ethical theory: the nature of ethics, ethical relativism, ethical egoism and evolutionary ethics, value, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics, the fact/value problem, moral realism and skepticism, morality and self-interest, ethics and religion, justice, and rights. The articles are arranged within a coherent, teachable framework in which presentation of each problem progresses from the classical to the contemporary, usually treating it in a dialectic (pro and con) format.

Ethics

Ethics
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 0415156246
ISBN-13 : 9780415156240
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethics by : Harry J. Gensler

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Moral Psychology

Moral Psychology
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9781405190206
ISBN-13 : 1405190205
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Psychology by : Thomas Nadelhoffer

Moral Psychology: Historical and Contemporary Readings is the first book to bring together the most significant contemporary and historical works on the topic from both philosophy and psychology. Provides a comprehensive introduction to moral psychology, which is the study of psychological mechanisms and processes underlying ethics and morality Unique in bringing together contemporary texts by philosophers, psychologists and other cognitive scientists with foundational works from both philosophy and psychology Approaches moral psychology from an empirically informed perspective Explores a wide range of topics from passion and altruism to virtue and responsibility Editorial introductions to each section explain the background of and connections between the selections

Ethics: Contemporary Readings

Ethics: Contemporary Readings
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9781134518524
ISBN-13 : 1134518528
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethics: Contemporary Readings by : Harry Gensler

Ethics: Contemporary Readings is designed to lead any student into the subject, through carefully selected classic and contemporary articles. The book includes articles by the leading figures in the field and provides an excellent entry to the topic. The book complements Harry Gensler's Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 1998).

The Ethics of War

The Ethics of War
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 760
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ISBN-10 : 9781405123785
ISBN-13 : 1405123788
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ethics of War by : Gregory M. Reichberg

The Ethics of War is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war. Features essays by great thinkers from ancient times through to the present day, among them Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant, Russell, and Walzer Examines timely questions such as: When is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? How can a lasting peace be achieved? Will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in morality and ethics in war time Includes informative introductions and helpful marginal notes by editors

Reading Ethics

Reading Ethics
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000110590522
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Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Reading Ethics by : Miranda Fricker

This introductory text encourages students to engage with key problems and arguments in ethics through a series of classic and contemporary readings. It will inspire students to think about the distinctive nature of moral philosophy, and to draw comparisons between different traditions of thought, between ancient and modern philosophies, and between theoretical and literary writing about the place of value in human life. Each of the book’s six chapters focuses on a particular theme: the nature of goodness, subjectivity and objectivity in ethical thinking, justice and virtue, moral motivation, the place of moral obligation, and the idea that literature can be a form of moral philosophy. The historical readings come from Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant and Mill; and the contemporary readings from Foot, Rawls, McDowell, Mackie, Nagel, Williams, Nussbaum and Gaita. The editors’ introductions to the themes, and the interactive commentaries they provide for each reading, are intended to make Reading Ethics come as close as possible to a seminar in philosophy.

The Practice of Virtue

The Practice of Virtue
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 0872208095
ISBN-13 : 9780872208094
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Practice of Virtue by : Jennifer Welchman

This anthology can be used to cover the virtue ethics component of an ethics course, either in conjunction with one of the larger ethics texts -- many include no material on virtue theory, or very little -- or with free standing editions; as the centrepiece of a course devoted entirely to virtue theory; or as a component of an introductory course that includes a section on ethics. Part 1 includes readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct approaches to virtue. Part 2 provides five new essays from contemporary thinkers that apply virtue theories to the resolution of practical moral problems. Jennifer Welchman provides a general Introduction on the history of virtue theory, a short introduction to each selection that highlights the distinctive aspects of the author's view, and suggested further readings for each selection.

Internal Reasons

Internal Reasons
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0262016486
ISBN-13 : 9780262016483
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Internal Reasons by : Kieran Setiya

A collection of the most important recent work on reasons for action and the question "why be moral?"Some of the most challenging questions in philosophical ethics concern the justification of action. Can you have reasons to do something that you are not, and perhaps cannot be, motivated to do? If reasons rest on desires, why respect the rights and interests of others when doing so prevents us from getting what we want? In other words, why be moral?In his 1979 essay, "Internal and External Reasons," Bernard Williams framed the dispute about reason and motivation in a way that captured the philosophical imagination. An explosion of work on reasons and action followed, with influential responses by Christine Korsgaard, John McDowell, and Michael Smith. This volume collects the most important work on the topic, including Williams's seminal essay, the responses by Korsgaard, McDowell, and Smith, and more recent contributions by central figures.Taken together, the selections offer a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art work on internal reasons and a distinctive, focused approach to foundational questions of ethical objectivity. A substantive introduction by Kieran Setiya skillfully guides the reader through the theoretical and conceptual terrain, explaining what is at stake in the larger debate.