How to be good : or how to be moral and virtuous in a wicked world / Gary Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Gary, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"What is goodness? Is goodness achievable, and if so, how? If being a good person is a matter of doing the right thing, then what is the right thing to do? Is it acting rationally, promoting happiness, exercising moderation in all things or respecting the freedom of others, or is it somehow a concoction of all these abilities, wisely adjusted to suit circumstances? In this instructive, entertaining and often humorous book, Gary Cox, best-selling author of How to Be an Existentialist and How to Be a Philosopher , investigates the phenomenon of goodness and what, if anything, it is to be a good person and a paragon of virtue. Part easygoing exploration of the age-old subject of moral philosophy, part personal development and improvement manual, How to be Good carefully leads the reader on a fascinating journey through the often strange and surprising world of ethics. This book covers issues from abortion to animal rights and delves into the meaning, achievability and reality of goodness through an examination of the work of major philosophical thinkers such as Aristotle, Ayer, Bentham, Gautama Buddha, Hare, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche, Moore, Plato, Sartre, Singer, Thomson and Warnock."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

1. What is Goodness

Goodness and Being Good

Goodness and God

Goodness and Philosophy

2. Achieving Goodness

Goodness and Determinism

Goodness and Egoism

Theories of Goodness in General

Goodness and Duty

Goodness and Happiness

Goodness and the Golden Mean

Goodness and Freedom

3. The Reality of Goodness

Metaethics

Moral Objectivism

Moral Subjectivism

Back to Moral Objectivism : Just a Little Moore

4. Goodness at Issue

The Abortion Issue

The Animal Rights Issue

5. Concluding Remarks : How to Be Good

Bibliography

Other Media references

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350068407

1350068403

9781350068377

1350068373

OCLC:

1140790645