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Exploring ethics : an introductory anthology, edited by Steven M. Cahn
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 408 p.
- Contents
-
- Morality and moral philosophy / William K. Frankena
- Crito / Plato
- Challenges to morality
- How not to answer moral questions / Tom Regan
- God and morality / Steven M. Cahn
- The challenge of cultural relativism / James Rachels
- Right and wrong / Thomas Nagel
- Egoism and moral scepticism / James Rachels
- Happiness and immorality / Steven M. Cahn and Jeffrie G. Murphy
- The nature of ethical disagreement / Charles L. Stevenson
- Moral theories
- The categorical imperative / Immanuel Kant
- A simplified account of Kant's ethics / Onora O'Neill
- Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill
- Strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism / Louis P. Pojman
- The nature of virtue / Aristotle
- Ethics and the moral life / Bernard Mayo
- Master morality and slave morality / Friedrich Nietzsche
- Moral saints / Susan Wolf
- The social contract / Thomas Hobbes
- A theory of justice / John Rawls
- The idea of a female ethic / Jean Grimshaw
- Moral problems
- A defense of abortion / Judith Jarvis Thomson
- On the moral and legal status of abortion / Mary Anne Warren
- Why abortion is immoral / Don Marquis
- Active and passive euthanasia / James Rachels
- Active and passive euthanasia : a reply to Rachels / Thomas D. Sullivan
- Famine, afluence, and morality / Peter Singer
- World hunger and moral obligation : the case against Singer / John Arthur
- Terrorism / Michael Walzer
- Is terrorism distinctively wrong? / Lionel K. McPherson
- Pornography, oppression, and freedom : a closer look / Helen E. Longino
- The feminist case against pornography / Joel Feinberg
- Two concepts of affrmative action / Steven M. Cahn
- What good am I? / Laurence Thomas
- The case for animal rights / Tom Regan
- The case for the use of animals in biomedical research / Carl Cohen
- We are what we eat / Tom Regan
- People or penguins : the case for optimal pollution / William F. Baxter
- In defense of the death penalty / Ernest van den Haag
- Capital punishment / Hugo Adam Bedau
- Letter from a Birmingham jail / Martin Luther King, Jr
- Isbn
- 9780195342000
- Label
- Exploring ethics : an introductory anthology
- Title
- Exploring ethics
- Title remainder
- an introductory anthology
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Steven M. Cahn
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 170
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BJ1012
- LC item number
- .E97 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Cahn, Steven M
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Ethics
- Label
- Exploring ethics : an introductory anthology, edited by Steven M. Cahn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Morality and moral philosophy / William K. Frankena -- Crito / Plato -- Challenges to morality -- How not to answer moral questions / Tom Regan -- God and morality / Steven M. Cahn -- The challenge of cultural relativism / James Rachels -- Right and wrong / Thomas Nagel -- Egoism and moral scepticism / James Rachels -- Happiness and immorality / Steven M. Cahn and Jeffrie G. Murphy -- The nature of ethical disagreement / Charles L. Stevenson -- Moral theories -- The categorical imperative / Immanuel Kant -- A simplified account of Kant's ethics / Onora O'Neill -- Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill -- Strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism / Louis P. Pojman -- The nature of virtue / Aristotle -- Ethics and the moral life / Bernard Mayo -- Master morality and slave morality / Friedrich Nietzsche -- Moral saints / Susan Wolf -- The social contract / Thomas Hobbes -- A theory of justice / John Rawls -- The idea of a female ethic / Jean Grimshaw -- Moral problems -- A defense of abortion / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- On the moral and legal status of abortion / Mary Anne Warren -- Why abortion is immoral / Don Marquis -- Active and passive euthanasia / James Rachels -- Active and passive euthanasia : a reply to Rachels / Thomas D. Sullivan -- Famine, afluence, and morality / Peter Singer -- World hunger and moral obligation : the case against Singer / John Arthur -- Terrorism / Michael Walzer -- Is terrorism distinctively wrong? / Lionel K. McPherson -- Pornography, oppression, and freedom : a closer look / Helen E. Longino -- The feminist case against pornography / Joel Feinberg -- Two concepts of affrmative action / Steven M. Cahn -- What good am I? / Laurence Thomas -- The case for animal rights / Tom Regan -- The case for the use of animals in biomedical research / Carl Cohen -- We are what we eat / Tom Regan -- People or penguins : the case for optimal pollution / William F. Baxter -- In defense of the death penalty / Ernest van den Haag -- Capital punishment / Hugo Adam Bedau -- Letter from a Birmingham jail / Martin Luther King, Jr
- Control code
- ocn180989506
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 408 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195342000
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007045023
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Exploring ethics : an introductory anthology, edited by Steven M. Cahn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Morality and moral philosophy / William K. Frankena -- Crito / Plato -- Challenges to morality -- How not to answer moral questions / Tom Regan -- God and morality / Steven M. Cahn -- The challenge of cultural relativism / James Rachels -- Right and wrong / Thomas Nagel -- Egoism and moral scepticism / James Rachels -- Happiness and immorality / Steven M. Cahn and Jeffrie G. Murphy -- The nature of ethical disagreement / Charles L. Stevenson -- Moral theories -- The categorical imperative / Immanuel Kant -- A simplified account of Kant's ethics / Onora O'Neill -- Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill -- Strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism / Louis P. Pojman -- The nature of virtue / Aristotle -- Ethics and the moral life / Bernard Mayo -- Master morality and slave morality / Friedrich Nietzsche -- Moral saints / Susan Wolf -- The social contract / Thomas Hobbes -- A theory of justice / John Rawls -- The idea of a female ethic / Jean Grimshaw -- Moral problems -- A defense of abortion / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- On the moral and legal status of abortion / Mary Anne Warren -- Why abortion is immoral / Don Marquis -- Active and passive euthanasia / James Rachels -- Active and passive euthanasia : a reply to Rachels / Thomas D. Sullivan -- Famine, afluence, and morality / Peter Singer -- World hunger and moral obligation : the case against Singer / John Arthur -- Terrorism / Michael Walzer -- Is terrorism distinctively wrong? / Lionel K. McPherson -- Pornography, oppression, and freedom : a closer look / Helen E. Longino -- The feminist case against pornography / Joel Feinberg -- Two concepts of affrmative action / Steven M. Cahn -- What good am I? / Laurence Thomas -- The case for animal rights / Tom Regan -- The case for the use of animals in biomedical research / Carl Cohen -- We are what we eat / Tom Regan -- People or penguins : the case for optimal pollution / William F. Baxter -- In defense of the death penalty / Ernest van den Haag -- Capital punishment / Hugo Adam Bedau -- Letter from a Birmingham jail / Martin Luther King, Jr
- Control code
- ocn180989506
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 408 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195342000
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007045023
- Other physical details
- ill.
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