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

Shanahan, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534505996 ISBN 13: 9780534505998

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

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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.

Synopsis:

In this reader for college students in ethics or moral philosophy classes, Shanahan and Wang (Loyola Marymount University) discuss metaethical issues concerning the foundations of ethical inquiry, introduce influential Western and Eastern ethical perspectives, and present excerpts from key texts of ancient Greek virtue ethics, Christian natural law

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0534505996
• ISBN 13: 9780534505998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 512