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An introduction to ethics /
This book examines the central questions of ethics through a study of theories of right and wrong that are found in the great ethical works of Western philosophy. It focuses on theories that continue to have a significant presence in the field, and covers egoism, the eudaimonism of Plato and Aristot...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Cambridge introductions to philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book examines the central questions of ethics through a study of theories of right and wrong that are found in the great ethical works of Western philosophy. It focuses on theories that continue to have a significant presence in the field, and covers egoism, the eudaimonism of Plato and Aristotle, act and rule utilitarianism, modern natural law theory, Kant's moral theory, and existentialist ethics, meta-ethics and moral psychology. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511749773 0511749775 9780511740695 0511740697 9780511742804 0511742800 9780511744303 0511744307 |