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Zusatztext Audi compiles! in a succinct but comprehensive way! much of his ethical thinking distilled from several decades of scholarship. Recommended. Informationen zum Autor Robert Audi is David E. Gallo Chair in Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is an internationally distinguished contributor to ethics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of action, and philosophy of religion. He has published numerous books and papers in these fields and lectures widely in these areas and, more recently, in business ethics. He is a past president of the American Philosophical Association. Klappentext Can the moral fragmentation so prominent in the contemporary world be overcome? Are there ethical standards that deserve everyone's allegiance? Can judgments of value transcend taste and cultural preference? Moral Value and Human Diversity offers a brief but highly comprehensive introduction to ethics and value theory that argues for positive answers in a pluralistic framework. Zusammenfassung Can the moral fragmentation so prominent in the contemporary world be overcome? Are there ethical standards that deserve everyone's allegiance? Can judgments of value transcend taste and cultural preference? Moral Value and Human Diversity offers a brief but highly comprehensive introduction to ethics and value theory that argues for positive answers in a pluralistic framework. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Major Ethical Views and the Dimensions of Value 1: Ethical Theory and the Moral Fragmentation of Modern Life 2: The Experience of Value: What Do We Value, and Why Should We Care? Part II: Human Diversity and the Ethical Challenges of Contemporary Life 3: Moral Pluralism and Cultural Relativity 4: Human Diversity and Democratic Institutions Conclusion Notes Index
