Basic ethics. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Boylan.
• Authors: Boylan, Michael, 1952-
• Contents: Part I: The Basic Questions 1. Living in a World of Values ; I. Who We Are and What Do We Value?; II.What Is Ethics?; III.The Individual: Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Applied Ethics IV. The Society: Social and Political Ethics Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes; ; 2. Personal Worldview and Community Worldview ; I. The Normative Nature of Worldview; II. Personal Worldview; III. Community Worldview; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 3. The Ethical Duty to Be Knowledgeable about Your World; I. Epistemology and Action Theory; II. Living in Community and the Obligation to Be an Active Member; III. What Are Facts and What Is Opinion?; IV. Facts and Decision Making; V. How to Ferret out Facts from Propaganda; VI. Deductive, Inductive, and Abductive Logic Conclusion; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 4. Relativism; I. Cultural Relativism; II. Moral Relativism; III. What Is at Stake?; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 5. Egoism; I. Introduction; II. Psychological Egoism; III. Ethical Egoism; IV. Egoism and Altruism Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes ; ; 6. Are People Good or Bad?; I. Introduction; II. Humans Are Bad; III. Humans Are Good; IV. What Difference Does It Make?; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 7. Morality and Religion ; I. Introduction; II. The Origin of the Problem; III. Absolute Good; IV. Divine Command Theory; V. An Ethics with and without Religion; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 8. Feminist Ethics; I. Introduction; II. Gender: Are Men and Women Different?; III. Care and Justice; IV. Race: What Is Race and Why Is It an Issue?; V. Opportunity and Desert; V. Where Does Feminist Ethics Find a Home in Traditional Theories?; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes Part II: The Basic Answers 9. It’s All about Your Intuition: Ethical Intuitionism; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 10. It’s All about Your Attitude: Ethical Non-Cognitivism; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 11. It’s All about Freely Made Agreements: Ethical Contractarianism; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 12. It’s all About Your Character: Virtue Ethics ; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 13. It’s all About the Team: Utilitarianism ; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 14. It’s all About Your Duty: Deontology; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem this Theory Addresses; III. The Argument for the Theory; IV. The Argument against the Theory; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes ; ; Part III: Putting it All Together 15. Human Rights; I. Snapshot; II. Supporting Human Rights via Traditional Theories; III. Ethical Realism and Anti-Realism and Human Rights; IV. Ethical Intuitionism and Human Rights; V. Ethical Non-Cognitivism and Human Rights; VI. Ethical Contractarianism and Human Rights; VII. Virtue Ethics and Human Rights; VIII. Utilitarianism and Human Rights; IX. Deontology and Human Rights Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes 16. Formulating Your Own Answers; I. Snapshot; II. The Problem; III. The Topography of Theory Evaluation; IV. How to Choose an Ethical Theory; V. Applying Ethical Theory to Contemporary Social/Political Problems; VI. Applying Ethical Theory to Personal Life Decisions; Key Terms ; End of Chapter Exercise Notes Glossary
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 170; Ethics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000296044; 9781000296006; 9781000296020; 9781003121114
• Related ISBNs: 9780367638757; 9780367638740
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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