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An Introduction to Moral Philosophy / Jonathan Wolff, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

By: Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923, 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393428179
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 WOL 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ1025 .W65 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Moral Philosophy and Moral Reasoning 1; 2 Cultural Relativism 333 Nihilism and Subjectivism 56; 4 Free Will and Moral Responsibility 83; 5 Religion and Natural Law 99; 6 Egoism 125; 7 The Social Contract 150; 8 Utilitarianism: Bentham and Mill 170; 9 Challenges for Utilitarianism 197; 10 Deontology: Kant 224; 11 Challenges for Kantian Ethics 247; 12 Virtue Ethics: Aristotle 269; 13 Challenges for Virtue Ethics 292; 14 The Ethics of Gender 310; 15 The Ethics of Race 339; 16 Moral Philosophy in Practice 367; Afterword COVID-19: The Ethical Issues 413
Summary: "Using real-world examples and vivid illustrations drawn from other disciplines, An Introduction to Moral Philosophy challenges preconceived notions about morality and demonstrates why ethics matters. From respected philosopher and writer Jonathan Wolff, this edition features a thoughtful and contemporary treatment of the ethics of gender, race, and non-Western moral philosophy, engaging narrative introductions to moral theories and the thinkers behind them"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: NAAC 2021-22 | JULY 2022 RAMESH
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BOOKs BOOKs National Law School Circulation Counter 170 WOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 38612

1 Moral Philosophy and Moral Reasoning 1;
2 Cultural Relativism 333 Nihilism and Subjectivism 56;
4 Free Will and Moral Responsibility 83;
5 Religion and Natural Law 99;
6 Egoism 125;
7 The Social Contract 150;
8 Utilitarianism: Bentham and Mill 170;
9 Challenges for Utilitarianism 197;
10 Deontology: Kant 224;
11 Challenges for Kantian Ethics 247;
12 Virtue Ethics: Aristotle 269;
13 Challenges for Virtue Ethics 292;
14 The Ethics of Gender 310;
15 The Ethics of Race 339;
16 Moral Philosophy in Practice 367;
Afterword COVID-19: The Ethical Issues 413

"Using real-world examples and vivid illustrations drawn from other disciplines, An Introduction to Moral Philosophy challenges preconceived notions about morality and demonstrates why ethics matters. From respected philosopher and writer Jonathan Wolff, this edition features a thoughtful and contemporary treatment of the ethics of gender, race, and non-Western moral philosophy, engaging narrative introductions to moral theories and the thinkers behind them"-- Provided by publisher.

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