Ethics in Context The Art of Dealing with Serious Questions

Name: Ethics in Context The Art of Dealing with Serious Questions
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ISBN: 9780745626390

ISBN-10: 0745626394

ISBN-13: 9780745626390

Edition: 2001

Authors: Gernot Bï¿½hme, Edmund Jephcott, Gernot Bï¿½hme

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In this clear and accessible book, Gernot Bhme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives. Arguing against the conception of ethics as a body of knowledge, Bhme defines morality as a matter of 'serious questions'. In the case of an individual, a serious question is one that determines that person's mode of living. In the case of society, a serious question is one that shapes our social norms. In Ethics in Context, Bhme explores the key areas of moral living and moral discourse. He examines some of the urgent issues affecting society today, such as the moral implications of reproductive technology, man's mastery over nature and the right of citizenship. …

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 11/28/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction


From a Critique to a New Approach: Serious Questions


Themes of ethics



The Context of Moral Living and Argumentation


The State of Civilization


Our Historical Background


Basic Moral Ideas


Human Rights, Fundamental Rights



The Moral Life


Skills for Moral Living.Being-human-well


Play and Seriousness



Moral Argumentation


Moral Questions Concerning External Nature


Moral Questions Concerning the Nature We Ourselves Are


Moral Problems in Dealing with Foreigners



Summary


Notes


Index