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082	0	4	_aBJ1012
100	1		_aBlackburn, Simon
245	1	0	_aBeing good : _ba short introduction to ethics / _cSimon Blackburn
264			_aOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS _bOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS _c2001
300			_ax, 162 pages : _billustrations ;
500			_aOriginally published: 2001
505	0		_aPart 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
520			_aPresents 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
650		0	_aEthics
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