Timmons, Mark, Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona

Moral Theory

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Moral Theory explores historically important and currently debated moral theories, including divine command theory, relativism, natural law theory, consequentialism, egoism, Kantâ s ethics, ethics of prima facie duties, and virtue and care ethics. The third edition features a new chapter on contractualism and an updated guide to terminology.

Produktdetails

• Elements of Philosophy
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9781538152324
• ISBN-10: 1538152320
• Artikelnr.: 62755796

Autorenporträt

Mark Timmons is professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona. He has published extensively on topics in moral theory, metaethics, and Kant's ethics. He is author of Morality without Foundations (1999), Kant's Doctrine of Virtue: A Guide (2021) and editor of the annual Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. What is Moral Theory?
2. Divine Command Theory
3. Moral Relativism
4. Natural Law Theory
5. Consequentialism 1: Classical Utilitarianism
6. Consequentialism 2: Contemporary Developments
7. Ethical Egoism
8. Kant's Moral Theory
9. Ethics of Prima Facie Duty
10. Moral Contractualism
11. Virtue Ethics and Care Ethics
12. Moral Particularism
13. Conclusion
Appendix: Standards for Evaluating Moral Theories
Guide to Terminology