Ethics

by Piers Benn

This introduction to ethics judiciously combines moral theory with applied ethics to give an opportunity for students to develop acute thinking About Ethical Matters.; The Author Begins Motivating A Concern For moral discourse by dispelling often met objections over relativism and subjectivity. interweaving normative and meta-ethical considerations, a convincing modern account of moral thinking emerges.; Moral theories - consequentialism, Kantianism, contractualism - are explained and illustrated in a way that holds the reader's attention, and students of ethics will take away a perceptive and practical understanding of the nature of moral reasoning and an ability, on such matters, to think afresh for themselves.

Genres: Philosophy

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1997

Reviews

[Sinta]

Read Chapters 3 & 4 on Consequentialism and Kantianism for my Ethics paper (Phil 102).

Good overview of both theories. A lot of insight into both. Quite binary - Benn often attacks a theory by finding binary tensions within the theory but does not interrogate it until synthesis, just claims the theory is illogical because the binary tension exists.

I want to read the chapter on free will post-exams.

[Bendik Aas]

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