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Understanding ethics /

How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? TorbjÃœrn TÃÞnnsjÃœ presents 7 radically different moral theories, each of which attempts to provide the ultimate answer to the question of what we ought to do and why. He carefully describes each theory, showing h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tännsjö, Torbjörn, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? TorbjÃœrn TÃÞnnsjÃœ presents 7 radically different moral theories, each of which attempts to provide the ultimate answer to the question of what we ought to do and why. He carefully describes each theory, showing how it works in practice, critically assessing it and putting it into its historical perspective. Key features. Covers 7 moral theories: utilitarianism, egoism, deontological ethics, the ethics of rights, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, environmental or ecological ethics Shows how each theory works in practice using the well-known 'trolley problem' thought experiment Looks at the influence of neuroscience and psychology on the formation of our moral intuitions
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748682263
0748682260
129970154X
9781299701540
9780748682270
0748682279