John Deigh

An Introduction to Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A clear, comprehensive presentation of the most important theories of ethics in Western philosophy, including extensive coverage of John Rawls's theory. Students will find this book to be a helpful guide to how philosophical inquiry is undertaken as well as to what the major theories of ethics hold.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316512234
• ISBN-10: 1316512231
• Artikelnr.: 70161333

Autorenporträt

John Deigh is Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of The Sources of Moral Agency (Cambridge, 1996), Emotions, Values, and the Law (2008), and From Psychology to Morality (2018).

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is ethics?
2. Egoism
3. Eudaimonism
4. Utilitarianism
5. The moral law
6. The ethics of self-determination
7. The moral point of view: the point of view of the universe
8. The moral point of view: the original position
9. Practical reason.

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Preface; 1. What is ethics?; 2. Egoism; 3. Eudaimonism; 4. Utilitarianism; 5. The moral law; 6. The ethics of self-determination; 7. Practical reason; Appendix. Diagram displaying different teleological theories; Works cited and suggested further readings; Index.

Rezensionen

'This is a beautifully and elegantly written introduction to the fundamental questions of ethics. It is a comprehensive and accessible book that will be of interest to students and also to anyone reflecting about how to live a good and normatively defensible life. Highly recommended.' John Fischer, University of California, Riverside