The Puzzle of Ethics

Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315502968
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
First Published in 1994. Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Are some codes of behaviour more justified than others? Is it foolish to believe in moral principles? Is 'virtue' just a quaint Victorian term and does anyone care in any case? The Puzzle of Ethics tackles these formidable questions and many more in a clear and easy to understand manner without every becoming superficial. Throughout the approaches of major philosophers are explained and specific issues are addressed, including: Just War theory, situation ethics, abortion, euthanasia, as well as Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic ethics. This challenging book is of considerable relevance, dealing as it does with the central areas of ethical concern in today's world. It is the ideal introduction to the field for students.

The Puzzle of Ethics

Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557787460
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Are some codes of behavior more justifiable than others? Is it foolish to believe in moral principles? Are "virtues" just quaint Victorian notions?The Puzzle of Ethics tackles these formidable questions and many more in a clear and easy-to-understand manner without ever becoming superficial. The approaches of major philosophers are explained and specific issues are addressed, including Situation Ethics, Just War Theory, Abortion, Euthanasia, as well as Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic ethics.This challenging book is of considerable contemporary relevance, dealing as it does with the central areas of ethical concern in today's world. It is the ideal introduction to the field for the general reader and the student.

The Puzzle of Sex

Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315502917
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Ethics

Author: Gordon Marino
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0812977785
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 642

Book Description
In Ethics: The Essential Writings, philosopher Gordon Marino skillfully presents an accessible, provocative anthology of both ancient and modern classics on matters moral. The philosophers represent 2,500 years of thought—from Plato, Kant, and Nietzsche to Alasdair MacIntyre, Susan Wolf, and Peter Singer—and cover a broad range of topics, from the timeless questions of justice, morality, and faith to the hot-button concerns of today, such as animal rights, our duties to the environment, and gender issues. Featuring an illuminating preamble, concise introductory essays on the giants of ethical theory, and incisive chapter headnotes to the modern offerings, this Modern Library edition is a perfect single-volume reference for students, teachers, and anyone eager to engage in reflection on ethical questions, including “What is the basis for our ethical views and judgments?” Gordon Marino is professor of philosophy and director of the Hong Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. A recipient of the Richard J. Davis Ethics Award for excellence in writing on ethics and the law, he is the author of Kierkegaard in the Present Age, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard, and editor of the Modern Library’s Basic Writings of Existentialism. His essays have appeared in The New York Times.

The Methods of Ethics

Author: Henry Sidgwick
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 508

Book Description

The Puzzle of Christianity

Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000820425X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and ‘A’-Level Religious Studies specifications.

Ethics Matters

Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334049288
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Ethics Matters introduces students and general readers to the business of making moral decisions, engaging them in meaningful dialogue and inspiring them to find out more. Beginning with a discussion of the question of truth in Ethics, Peter and Charlotte Vardy outline and evaluate major approaches to doing ethics from Natural Law and Virtue Ethics to Situation Ethics and Postmodernism, considering how these might inform decision making in today's world. Ethics Matters places the latest scholarship in context, clarifying how it relates to today's biggest challenges, without in any sense 'dumbing down'. The style is engaging and accessible; good use is made of examples from film, literature and current affairs to shine a light on the fundamental philosophic questions which underpin practical dilemmas.

The Ethics of Knowledge Creation

Author: Lisette Josephides
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785334050
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Anthropology lies at the heart of the human sciences, tackling questions having to do with the foundations, ethics, and deployment of the knowledge crucial to human lives. The Ethics of Knowledge Creation focuses on how knowledge is relationally created, how local knowledge can be transmuted into ‘universal knowledge’, and how the transaction and consumption of knowledge also monitors its subsequent production. This volume examines the ethical implications of various kinds of relations that are created in the process of ‘transacting knowledge’ and investigates how these transactions are also situated according to broader contradictions or synergies between ethical, epistemological, and political concerns.

Ethics in the Real World

Author: Peter Singer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400888735
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 377

Book Description
Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopher Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words. In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer’s thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast. Now with a new afterword by the author, this provocative and original book will challenge—and possibly change—your beliefs about many real-world ethical questions.

The Ethics Police?

Author: Robert Klitzman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199364605
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
Studies on humans have saved countless lives, but sometimes harm participants. Research ethics committees currently monitor scientists, but have been increasingly criticized for blocking important research. How these committees work, however, is largely unknown. This book uniquely illuminates this hidden world that ultimately affects us all.