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Ethics : discovering right and wrong / Louis P. Pojman, Late of the United States Military Academy, West Point, James Fieser, University of Tennessee, Martin.

By: Pojman, Louis P [author.].
Contributor(s): Fieser, James [author.].
Boston, MA, USA : Cengage Learning, ©2017Edition: Eighth edition.Description: x, 261 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781305584556 (pbk.); 1305584554 (pbk.).Subject(s): EthicsDDC classification: 170/P756 Other classification: HS Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism -- Moral objectivism -- Value and the quest for the good -- Social contract theory and the motive to be moral -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant and deontological theories -- Virtue theory -- Biology and ethics -- Gender and ethics -- Religion and ethics -- The fact-value problem -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism.
Summary: This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism -- Moral objectivism -- Value and the quest for the good -- Social contract theory and the motive to be moral -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant and deontological theories -- Virtue theory -- Biology and ethics -- Gender and ethics -- Religion and ethics -- The fact-value problem -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism.

This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--

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