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The elements of moral philosophy : James Rachels ; sixth ed. by Stuart Rachels.
LIBRA BJ1012 .R29 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rachels, James, 1941-2003.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics--Textbooks.
- Ethics.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 203 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, [2010]
- Contents:
- What is morality?
- The challenge of cultural relativism
- Subjectivism in ethics
- Does morality depend on religion?
- Ethical egoism
- The idea of a social contract
- The utilitarian approach
- The debate over utilitarianism
- Are there absolute moral rules?
- Kant and respect for persons
- Feminism and the ethics of care
- The ethics of virtue
- What would a satisfactory moral theory be like?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780073386713
- 0073386715
- OCLC:
- 298188515
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