Moral Analysis

Foundations, Guides, and Applications

Häftad, Engelska, 1988

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This is an introductory text for an ethics course that provides the theoretical background for discussion of ethical problems. It could be supplemented with essays or anthologies on a range of particular problems, or an instructor could focus on the problems that occupy the concluding chapters: abortion, whistle-blowing, and the relation between ethics and the law. The first few chapters present ethical theory in straightforward fashion discussing alternatives and providing historical orientation. The middle chapters develop what the author calls "action guides" with principles for applying them. The last few chapters demonstrate the theory and action guides at work.

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Utgivningsdatum1988-04-12
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt290 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Philosophy
Antal sidor185
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780887066665

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Preface Stage One. Moral Considerations as Foundations I. Moral ConsiderationsII. Subjectivism, Relativism, and Morality Stage Two. General Obligations as Action Guides III. Universal and Special Moral ObligationsIV. Moral Obligations and Other Action Guides Elaborations on Stages One and Two V. Beings Owed Moral ConsiderationVI. Human Rights as Action Guides Stage Three. Sample Applications VII. A Moral Problem: AbortionVIII. Whistle BlowingIX. Morality and Law: A Requirement for Restrictive Legislation Conclusion Index

"I would buy this book. All too often philosophers present Kantian and Millian theories at such a level of abstraction that they seem to be totally unrelated to the ethical experience of any human being we know. We need more books that help us make moral decisions, that describe to us the stages we go through in coming to such decisions. There is no other book like this on the market." — Rosemary Tong, Williams College"Most introductory books either focus on theory or take the problem approach. This book is unique in combining them with the discussion of 'action guides.' It is far better than most introductory texts." — Robert Cummings Neville, Boston University