Philosophical Ethics : An Historical And Contemporary Introduction / Stephen Darwall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwall, Stephen, author.

Series:

Dimensions of philosophy series Philosophical ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophical Ethics introduces students to ethics from a distinctively philosophical perspective, one that weaves together central ethical questions such as ?What has value?" and ?What are our moral obligations?" with fundamental philosophical issues such as ?What is value?" and ?What can a moral obligation consist in?" Throughout, the reader is invited to do?rather than just read about?philosophical ethics and, in doing so, to think through questions that face all thoughtful human beings. Themes include the nature of value and moral obligation, freedom and choice, human flourishi

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part One Introduction; 1 What Is Philosophical Ethics?; Part Two Metaethics; 2 Metaethics: The Basic Questions; 3 Naturalism; 4 Theological Voluntarism; 5 Rational Intuitionsim; 6 The Ideal Judgment Theory; 7 The Error Theory and Ethical Relativism; 8 Noncognitivism; 9 Interlude; Part Three Philosophical Moralists; 10 Hobbes I; 11 Hobbes II; 12 Mill I; 13 Mill II; 14 Kant I; 15 Kant II; Part Four Philosophical Ethics Without Morality?; 16 Nietzsche; 17 Aristotle I; 18 Aristotle II; 19 Ethics of Care; Notes; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-367-31723-0

0-429-97798-0

0-429-49835-7

1-283-26519-2

9786613265197

0-8133-4624-X

9780429498350

OCLC:

746747177