240 Pages
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Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
237 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1994. Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Are some codes of behaviour more justified than others? Is it foolish to believe in moral principles? Is 'virtue' just a quaint Victorian term and does anyone care in any case? The Puzzle of Ethics tackles these formidable questions and many more in a clear and easy to understand manner without every becoming superficial.... Read more
Part I Theoretical Ethics; Chapter 1 Truth in Ethics; Chapter 2 Plato – Virtue and Knowledge; Chapter 3 Aristotle and Virtue Theory; Chapter 4 Aquinas and Natural Law; Chapter 5 Kant and the Moral Law; Chapter 6 Bentham and Mill – Utilitarianism; Chapter 7 Post-utilitarian Perspectives; Chapter 8 MacIntyre – Virtue Theory Revisited; Chapter 9 Buddhist Ethics; Part II Applied Ethics; Chapter 10 Situation Ethics; Chapter 11 Justice and Morality – Rawls and Nozick; Chapter 12 Abortion and Personhood; Chapter 13 Euthanasia and Medical Ethics; Chapter 14 Just War; Chapter 15 Human Rights; Chapter 16 Animal Rights; Chapter 17 Environmental Ethics; Chapter 18 Conclusion;
Biography
Peter Vardy, Paul Grosch
