The fundamentals of ethics / Russ Shafer-Landau, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shafer-Landau, Russ, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

xx, 375, G-7, R-2, FR-9, I-16 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"An exceptionally clear, compact, and affordable introduction to a broad range of ethical theories"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One. The good life

Hedonism: its powerful appeal

Is happiness all that matters?

Getting what you want

Problems for the desire theory

Part Two. Normative ethics: doing the right thing

Morality and religion

Natural law

Psychological egoism

Ethical egoism

Consequentialism: its nature and attraction

Consequentialism: its difficulties

The Kantian perspective: fairness and justice

The Kantian perspective : autonomy, free will, and respect

The social contract tradition: the theory and its attractions

The social contract tradition: problems and prospects

Ethical pluralism and absolute moral rules

Ethical pluralism: Prima Facie duties and ethical particularism

Virtue ethics

Feminist ethics

Part Three. Metaethics: the status of morality

Ethical relativism

Moral nihilism

Eleven arguments against moral objectivity

Is moral knowledge possible?: five skeptical arguments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shafer-Landau, Russ, The fundamentals of ethics

ISBN:

0190058315

9780190058319

OCLC:

1142913894