The fundamentals of ethics
By: Russ Shafer-Landau.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195320862; 9780195326857
Subjects: Ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: The good life; title: Hedonism : its powerful appeal; title: Is happiness all that matters?; title: Getting what you want; title: Problems for the desire theory; title: Part II: Doing the right thing; title: Morality and religion; title: Natural law theory; title: Psychological egoism; title: Ethical egoism; title: Consequentialism : its nature and attractions; title: Consequentialism : its difficulties; title: The kantian perspective : fairness and justice; title: The kantian perspective : autonomy and respect; title: The social contract tradition : theory and attractions; title: The social contract tradition : problems and prospects; title: Ethical pluralism and absolute moral rules; title: Ethical pluralism : prima facie duties and ethical particularism; title: Virtue ethics; title: Feminist ethics; title: Part III: The status of morality; title: Ethical relativism; title: Moral nihilism; title: Ten arguments against moral objectivity.