Peter Byrne

The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study is an introduction to the problems of moral philosophy designed particularly for students of theology and religious studies. It offers an account of the nature and subject matter of moral reasoning and of the major types of moral theory current in contemporary moral philosophy. The account aims to bring out the major issues in moral theory, to present a clear, non-technical articulation of the structure of moral knowledge and to explore the relation between religious belief and morality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-312-07937-6
• 1993.
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9780312079376
• ISBN-10: 0312079370
• Artikelnr.: 21352102

Autorenporträt

PETER BYRNE

Inhaltsangabe

Preface - The Nature and Objectivity of Morality - Conscience, Moral Experience and Moral Theory - The Moral Structure of Action - Consequentialist Moral Theory - Deontological Moral Theory - Aretaic Moral Theory - Morality without Religion - Morality with Religion - Works Cited - Index