An Introduction to Ethics: A Natural Law Approach - Hardcover

Besong, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498298915 ISBN 13: 9781498298919

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

It is natural for us to wonder what should I do, and why? And although a combination of common sense and upbringing aids us in answering our questions, it is also natural for us to seek answers that are grounded in something deeper and more enduring than our personal dispositions and those of our parents. We seek a genuinely good life and the practical wisdom necessary to arrive at happiness. In this Introduction to Ethics, Brian Besong presents a comprehensive and contemporary introduction to the practical wisdom handed down to us by Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, and many others--a position now commonly called ""natural law."" Written as a beginner's guide, the book systematically explores a range of moral issues including moral knowledge, happiness, right and wrong action, and virtues, to name a few. Introduction to Ethics explains in a lively way how natural law provides principled and persuasive answers to our most fundamental moral questions.

About this title

About the Author

Brian Besong is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ohio Dominican University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498298915
• ISBN 13: 9781498298919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250