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Ethics : discovering right and wrong / Louis P. Pojman

By: Pojman, Louis P.
Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c2002Edition: 4th ed.Description: xviii, 285 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0534561381.Subject(s): EthicsDDC classification: 170
Contents:
Preface. - A Word to the Student: Why Study Moral Philosophy? - 1. Introduction: What is Ethics? - 2. Ethical Relativism: Who's to Judge What's Right and Wrong? - 3. The Case for Moral Objectivism. - 4. Value: The Quest for the Good. - 5. Egoism, Self-interest, and Altruism. - 6. Utilitarianism. - 7. Kantian and Deontological Systems. - 8. Virtue-Based Ethical Systems. - 9. Why Should I Be Moral? - 10. Religion and Ethics. - 11. The Fact-Value Problem: Metaethics in the 20th Century. - 12. Moral Realism and the Challenge of Skepticism. - A Concluding Reflection: Minimal Morality, Virtue Ethics, and the Development of Character. - Appendix 1. An Analysis of the Modified Divine Command Theory. - Appendix 2. How to Read and Write a Philosophy Paper. - Glossary. - Index.
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Preface. - A Word to the Student: Why Study Moral Philosophy? - 1. Introduction: What is Ethics? - 2. Ethical Relativism: Who's to Judge What's Right and Wrong? - 3. The Case for Moral Objectivism. - 4. Value: The Quest for the Good. - 5. Egoism, Self-interest, and Altruism. - 6. Utilitarianism. - 7. Kantian and Deontological Systems. - 8. Virtue-Based Ethical Systems. - 9. Why Should I Be Moral? - 10. Religion and Ethics. - 11. The Fact-Value Problem: Metaethics in the 20th Century. - 12. Moral Realism and the Challenge of Skepticism. - A Concluding Reflection: Minimal Morality, Virtue Ethics, and the Development of Character. - Appendix 1. An Analysis of the Modified Divine Command Theory. - Appendix 2. How to Read and Write a Philosophy Paper. - Glossary. - Index.