The multidisciplinary nature of morality and applied ethics / David Steinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steinberg, David, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

xv, 232 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

Summary:

Most people intuitively understand the nature of morality; this tends to belie the fact that morality is more complex, controversial and interesting than generally appreciated. This book provides a comprehensive overview of morality from various disciplines and perspectives. These include ethics and evolution, moral psychology, morality and culture, morality and religion and morality and the law. A chapter on evil illustrates the vulnerability of morality. The book also provides a description and critique of various ethical theories, the difference between a moral obligation and a moral ideal and the views of venerable moral philosophers who argue over issues such as whether objective moral truth exists. A number of practical ethical dilemmas are discussed. The book is written in language accessible to the general reader and will be of interest to members of organizational, governmental, and professional ethics committees, students in ethics fellowships or ethics degree programs, philosophers, and others who want to learn more about morality.

Contents:

Morality

Evolution and ethics

Social Darwinism

Immoral-like behavior in animals

Moral psychology

Morality and culture

Morality and religion

Morality and the law

Evil

Moral theories and moral obligations

Moral motivation

The moral philosophers: Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche

Principlism

Common morality

Applied ethics: organizations

Ethics consultation: biomedical ethics

The multidisciplinary nature of morality and applied ethics: conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

303045679X

9783030456795

OCLC:

1145614137