The Elements of Moral Philosophy

By:

Rachels, James and Rachels, Stuart [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York McGraw Hill LLC 2023Edition: 10Description: 208pContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781265237189

Subject(s):

Ethics -- Textbooks

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Elements of moral philosophyDDC classification:

N40 23/eng/20220201 R114

Contents:

What is morality, The challenge of cultural relativism, Subjectivism in ethics, Does morality depend on religion, Ethical egoism, The social contract theory, The utilitarian approach, The debate over utilitarianism, Are there absolute moral rules, Kant and respect for persons, Feminism and the ethics of care, Virtue ethics, What would a satisfactory moral theory be like

Summary: "Moral philosophy is the study of what morality is and what it requires of us. As Socrates said, it's about "how we ought to live"-and why. It would be helpful if we could begin with a simple, uncontroversial definition of what morality is. Unfortunately, we cannot. There are many rival theories, each expounding a different conception of what it means to live morally, and any definition that goes beyond Socrates's simple formula-tion is bound to offend at least one of them. This should make us cautious, but it need not paralyze us. In this chapter, I will describe the "minimum conception" of morality"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes index.

What is morality,
The challenge of cultural relativism,
Subjectivism in ethics,
Does morality depend on religion,
Ethical egoism,
The social contract theory,
The utilitarian approach,
The debate over utilitarianism,
Are there absolute moral rules,
Kant and respect for persons,
Feminism and the ethics of care,
Virtue ethics,
What would a satisfactory moral theory be like

"Moral philosophy is the study of what morality is and what it requires of us. As Socrates said, it's about "how we ought to live"-and why. It would be helpful if we could begin with a simple, uncontroversial definition of what morality is. Unfortunately, we cannot. There are many rival theories, each expounding a different conception of what it means to live morally, and any definition that goes beyond Socrates's simple formula-tion is bound to offend at least one of them. This should make us cautious, but it need not paralyze us. In this chapter, I will describe the "minimum conception" of morality"-- Provided by publisher.

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