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Preface. 1. WHAT IS ETHICS? Ethics and its subdivisions. Morality as compared with other normative subjects. Traits of moral principles. Domains of ethical assessment. Conclusion. 2. ETHICAL RELATIVISM. Subjective ethical relativism. Conventional ethical relativism. Criticisms of conventional ethical relativism. Conclusion. 3. MORAL OBJECTIVISM. Aquinas? objectivism and absolutism. Moderate objectivism. Ethical situationalism. Conclusion. 4. VALUE AND THE QUEST FOR THE GOOD. Intrinsic and instrumental value. The value of pleasure. Are values objective or subjective? The relation of value to morality. The good life. 5. SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY AND THE MOTIVE TO BE MORAL. Why does society need moral rules? Why should I be moral? Morality, self-interest and game theory. The motive to always be moral. Conclusion. 6. EGOISM, SELF-INTEREST, AND ALTRUISM. Psychological egoism. Ethical egoism. Arguments against ethical egoism. Evolution and altruism. Conclusion. 7. UTILITARIANISM Classic utilitarianism. Act and rule-utilitarianism. Criticism of utilitarianism. Criticism of the ends justifying immoral means. Conclusion. 8. KANT AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES. Kant's influences. The categorical imperative. Counterexamples to the principle of the law of nature. Other formulations of the categorical imperative. The problem of exceptionless rules. The problem of posterity. Conclusion: a reconciliation project. 9. VIRTUE THEORY. The nature of virtue ethics. Criticisms of action-based ethics. Connections between virtue-based and action-based ethics. Feminism and the ethics of care. Conclusion. 10. GENDER AND ETHICS. Classic Views. Female Care Ethics. Four Options regarding Gender and Ethics. Conclusion. 11. RELIGION AND ETHICS. Does morality depend on religion? Is religion irrelevant or even contrary to morality? Does religion enhance the moral life? Conclusion. 12. THE FACT-VALUE PROBLEM. Hume and Moore: the problem classically stated. Ayer and emotivism. Hare and prescriptivism. Naturalism and the fact-value problem. Conclusion. 13. MORAL REALISM AND THE CHALLENGE OF SKEPTICISM. Mackie's moral skepticism. Harman's moral nihilism. A defense of moral realism. Conclusion. Appendix: How to Read and Write a Philosophy Paper. Glossary. Index.
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reviewed Cengage Advantage Books: Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong on December 11, 2020 Cengage Advantage Books
I have read a chapter of this book every week since the beginning of my Fall semester. I am a strong believer and defender of books, and this one in particular has reinforced my claim deeper in my heart. I found myself conversing about utilitarianism, even writing it correctly oddly, and giving people around me advice I learned from this book (not quoting but referencing); to gain satisfaction one must lose it, better socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied, egoism does have pragmatic point of views but I will always choose utility, etc.
I found myself adding to my reading list books from authors I never knew would interest me like utilitarianism by John Stewart mill.
In chapters I was most afraid of, like religion and ethics, I actually found answers to questions I had long asked, and discovered that no matter what, theists will always pursue the greater good. Because in opposition to what the greeks made of their gods, depicting them on the image of men, with all the lust and vengeance one can have in one's heart, modern theists consider God to be the absolute good, also Thomas Aquinas is a diamond in the rough, we know too little about him as civilian christians and it is a shame.
When I picked this book up I had low expectation because I had never read anything philosophical or near philosophical expect Sophie's world. This book shook me to my core and introduced me to a world of what I never thought was that deontological, (also the usage of long perplexing vocabulary): Ethics.
What a world, what an experience, I loved every single bit of it and believe I must read this book at least a couple of times yet, to understand the true meaning of it's creed.
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