What should I do?
Subtitle: philosophers on the good, the bad, and the puzzling
By: edited by George Alexander ; with Elisa Mai
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780199586127
Subjects: Applied ethics; Ethical problems
Description: What Should I Do? is a collection of some of the most interesting questions about ethics to have appeared on the website during its first five years. The questions addressed here come from young and old, from the educated to the barely schooled. The philosophers offer down-to-earth, often personal responses--indeed, stimulating, engaging, and candid conversations--that point readers in a helpful direction and refine further reflection. The book explores questions about how to behave toward one's friends, members of one's family, those we love, and even toward oneself. It looks at the moral dilemmas faced in professional relationships, in our treatment of animals, in our use of the environment, and even in our relation to God. Broadening still further, we find questions about the morality of a nation's actions, such as its right to punish its citizens or to wage war against other nations. Finally, the book considers some of the many questions people have about the nature of morality itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.