Being Good : A Short Introduction to Ethics.
Title:
Being Good : A Short Introduction to Ethics.
Author:
Blackburn, Simon.
ISBN:
9780191585876
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (173 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. SEVEN THREATS TO ETHICS -- 1. The Death of God -- 2. Relativism -- 3. Egoism -- 4. Evolutionary Theory -- 5. Determinism and Futility -- 6. Unreasonable Demands -- 7. False Consciousness -- PART II. SOME ETHICAL IDEAS -- 8. Birth -- 9. Death -- 10. Desire and the Meaning of Life -- 11. Pleasure -- 12. The Greatest Happiness of the Greatest Number -- 13. Freedom from the Bad -- 14. Freedom and Paternalism -- 15. Rights and Natural Rights -- PART III. FOUNDATIONS -- 16. Reasons and Foundations -- 17. Being Good and Living Well -- 18. The Categorical Imperative -- 19. Contracts and Discourse -- 20. The Common Point of View -- 21. Confidence Restored -- APPENDIX. THE UNITED NATIONS' UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- NOTES AND FURTHER READING -- PICTURE CREDITS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
This is a very short introduction to ethics. It divides into three parts: first, introducing and discussing reasons for skepticism about ethics; second introducing themes of birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom to show how deeply our lives are interwoven with ethics; third, introducing attempts to found ethics, due to Aristotle, Kant, and the contractarian tradition.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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