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How Should We Live?: An Introduction to Ethics

By Louis P. Pojman

Book information

Publisher
Cengage Learning
Year
2004
ISBN
0534556574, 9780534556570
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2282053 bytes)
Pages
234\234
Time added
2015-02-05 04:56:22

Description

Louis Pojman's new HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? is a concise and engaging text that offers a provocative discussion of the central questions and theories in moral philosophy. Crafted by one of contemporary philosophy's most gifted teachers, it begins with a poignant meditation on Golding's LORD OF THE FLIES, a starting point for an eye-opening examination of central metaethical concepts such as relativism, objectivism, egoism, and whether or not religion is a necessity for morality. From there Pojman presents with even-handed consideration and in a readily accessible style the three most seminal ethical theories: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue-based ethics. The book's discussion culminates with a very timely exploration of the grounds for human rights in today's increasingly global society.

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