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Being good : a short introduction to ethics / Simon Blackburn

By: Blackburn, SimonMaterial type: TextTextOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2001Description: x, 162 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780192853776; 0192100521; 9780192100528; 9780192853776; 0192853775Subject(s): EthicsDDC classification: BJ1012
Contents:
Part I. Seven threats to ethics. The death of God -- Relativism -- Egoism -- Evolutionary theory -- Determinism and futility -- Unreasonable demands -- False consciousness. Part II. Some ethical ideas. Birth -- Death -- Desire and the meaning of life -- Pleasure -- The greatest happiness of the greatest number --Freedom from the bad -- Freedom and paternalism -- Rights and natural rights. Part III. Foundations. Reasons and foundations -- Being good and living well -- The categorical imperative -- Contracts and discourse -- The common point of view -- Confidence restored
Summary: Presents seven threats to ethics, including relativism, egoism, and evolutionary theory, and draws upon ancient and modern debates and philosophical tenets to show how to keep ethics alive and vital
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Originally published: 2001

Part I. Seven threats to ethics. The death of God -- Relativism -- Egoism -- Evolutionary theory -- Determinism and futility -- Unreasonable demands -- False consciousness. Part II. Some ethical ideas. Birth -- Death -- Desire and the meaning of life -- Pleasure -- The greatest happiness of the greatest number --Freedom from the bad -- Freedom and paternalism -- Rights and natural rights. Part III. Foundations. Reasons and foundations -- Being good and living well -- The categorical imperative -- Contracts and discourse -- The common point of view -- Confidence restored

Presents seven threats to ethics, including relativism, egoism, and evolutionary theory, and draws upon ancient and modern debates and philosophical tenets to show how to keep ethics alive and vital

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