An Introduction to Ethics

Informationen zum Autor 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) and of Emotions, Values, and the Law (2008). Klappentext This book examines the central questions of ethics through a study of the great ethical works of Western philosophy. Zusammenfassung This book examines the central questions of ethics through a study of theories found in the great ethical works of Western philosophy. The core chapters cover egoism! the eudaimonism of Plato and Aristotle! act and rule utilitarianism! modern natural law theory! Kant's moral theory! and existentialist ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: John Deigh, John (University of Texas Deigh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780521775977
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77597-7
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 248 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy; Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works