On ethics / Marshall Missner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Missner, Marshall, 1942-

Series:

Wadsworth philosophers series

Wadsworth philosophical topics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

182 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2004]

Contents:

2. The Bible 5

The Ten Commandments 6

Sermon on the Mount 11

3. Utilitarianism 16

The Goal of Life

Happiness 17

The Utilitarian Principle 23

Objections and Replies 29

Counter-examples 34

4. Kant 42

Good Will 43

Kant's View of What is Right

The Categorical Imperative 46

Another Version of Kant's Principle 56

Objections to Kant 69

5. Aristotle 74

The Two Questions 74

Life As Action 75

Functions 77

External Goods 81

Virtues and Vices 83

Objections 97

Aristotle's Possible Answers 101

Answer to the Two Questions 104

6. The Core of Morality 105

Correct Answers 107

Selfishness 107

The Critique of Morality 108

7. Nietzsche 110

The Classical Background of Nietzsche's Views 111

Self-assertion, Self-sacrifice and Self-esteem 112

Values and Culture 113

Morality as Part of Culture 116

Nietzsche's Legacy 118

8. Selfishness 120

Gyges-Type Situations 121

Responses to Gyges 122

He Won't Get Away With It 123

Consistency 132

We Can't Be Selfish Because We Have No Self 136

Gyges' Question Makes No Sense 139

Gyges is an Inhuman Monster 141

9. Relativism 143

The Problem of Ethical Relativism 144

Arguments for Relativism 150

Objections to Relativism 153

Clarity and Good Reasons 168

The Overlap

The Core of Morality 173

The Challenges 173

The Upshot 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 179) and index.

ISBN:

0534252354

OCLC:

53163538