Reason and Insight: Western and Eastern Perspectives on the Pursuit of Moral Wisdom

Shanahan, Timothy

 
9780534231675: Reason and Insight: Western and Eastern Perspectives on the Pursuit of Moral Wisdom
ISBN 10: 0534231675 ISBN 13: 9780534231675
Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

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Part I: METAETHICAL ISSUES. How Ethical Issues Arise: An Example. What Is Ethics? Why Simply Obeying the Law Is Not Sufficient. Does Morality Depend on Religion?. Are Moral Standards "Relative?". Is Ethics Possible, Given the Facts of Human Nature?. Ethical Egoism. The Pursuit of Moral Wisdom. The Broader Context of Moral Wisdom. Part II: WESTERN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES. 1. Greek Virtue Ethics. 2. Christian Natural Law Theory. 3. The Ethics of Duty. 4. Utilitarianism. Part III: EASTERN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES. 5. Confucianism. 6. Taoism. 7. Hinduism. 8. Buddhism. Part IV: SOME CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES. 9. Sexual Morality. 10. Abortion. 11. Suicide and Euthanasia. 12. Morality within the Family. 13. Technology. 14. Ethics in the Media. 15. Ethics in Business. 16. The Environment.

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Publisher
Cengage Learning
Publication date
1980
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0534231675
ISBN 13 
9780534231675
Binding
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Number of pages
592

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