Ethics without morals : in defence of amorality / by Joel Marks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marks, Joel, 1949-

Series:

Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Moral education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this volume, Marks offers a defense of amorality as both philosophically justified and practicably livable. In so doing, the book marks a radical departure from both the new atheism and the mainstream of modern ethical philosophy. While in synch with their underlying aim of grounding human existence in a naturalistic metaphysics, the book takes both to task for maintaining a complacent embrace of morality. Marks advocates wiping the slate clean of outdated connotations by replacing the language of morality with a language of desire.The book begins with an analysis of what m

Contents:

Cover; Ethics without Morals; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 What Is Morality?; 2 Does Morality Exist?; 3 Would Amorality Be Viable?; 4 Might Amorality Be Preferable?; 5 Is Amorality Just Another Way of Being Moral?; 6 How Shall We Treat Other Animals? A Case Study in Applied Amorality; 7 What Is Ethics?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-20227-7

0-203-09307-0

1-283-84305-6

1-136-20228-5

OCLC:

821173765