Ethics: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Ethics: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192804426

ISBN-10: 0192804421

ISBN-13: 9780192804426

Edition: 2003

Authors: Simon Blackburn

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Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. In this 'sparklingly clear' (Guardian) introduction to ethics Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning oflife, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/14/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Preface


List of Illustrations


Introduction


Seven Threats to Ethics



The Threat of the Death of God



The Threat of Relativism



The Threat of Egoism



The Threat from Evolutionary Theory



The Threat of Determinism and Futility



The Threat of Unreasonable Demands



The Threat of False Consciousness


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


Foundations?



Reasons and Foundations



Living Well and Doing Good



The Categorical Imperative



Contracts and Discourse



The Common Point of View



Confidence Restored


Further Reading


Index