Ethics and reality : collected essays / Jenny Teichman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teichman, Jenny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Skepticism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Skepticism.

Applied ethics.

Physical Description:

x, 205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, UK ; Burlington, USA : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

Part I Against Scepticism

1. Sceptics and scepticism 3

2. Berkeley's incompatible predicates 7

3. Nietzsche and scepticism 9

4. Richard Rorty and the philosophy of We 18

5. Deconstruction and aerodynamics 25

6. An empiricist dream 34

7. A false pregnancy 38

8. Nihilism refuted? Wilson's attempt 40

9. Thomas Nagel's last word 46

10. Susan Haack: on the side of truth 49

11. The flights of the enchanter 52

12. The Niagara of philosophy 57

13. Moral truth and moral tradition 60

Part II Ethics and Reality: Sex and Gender, Life and Death

14. Sex and gender 65

15. The intellectual capacity of David Stove 70

16. Intention and sex 78

17. Illegitimacy and literature 87

18. Love on the couch 95

19. 'The grisly science of embryo cloning' 101

20. Bio-ethics and utility 111

21. The false philosophy of Peter Singer 119

22. Free speech and the public platform 127

23. The uses and abuses of philosophy 134

24. What is sacred? 141

25. Life and its meanings 151

Part III Ethics and Reality: Tyranny and Terrorism, War and Peace

26. Politicians 161

27. On Hannah Arendt 165

28. 'Your terrorist is my freedom fighter' 170

29. How to define terrorism 176

30. The just war 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-198) and index.

ISBN:

0754605345

OCLC:

47805110