What is ethics? / James P. Sterba.

By:

Sterba, James P [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2020.Description: 131 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781509531028 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Ethics

LOC classification:

BJ1012 St4 2020

Online resources:

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Contents:

Introduction -- Why be moral? -- Consequentialism -- Nonconsequentialism -- Reconciliation -- Morality and religion -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Ethics is a field of study that we all need. This is because we all make choices, and ethics is about the general norms that govern how we should make those choices. Not surprisingly, there is disagreement over what the “norms” are, but by working through such disagreement, we can learn how to make better choices. James P. Sterba presents a general overview of ethics, using relevant examples and accessible arguments. He takes up the question of why we should be ethical or moral, discusses competing ethical theories and proposes a way to reconcile them, and considers the relationship between ethics and religion. Ultimately, he reveals how the material discussed in the book can be used to make better ethical choices in our day-to-day lives. What is Ethics? is a book you can rely on to improve your ability to make ethical choices."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS BJ1012 St4 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	80439		00082809

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Introduction -- Why be moral? -- Consequentialism -- Nonconsequentialism -- Reconciliation -- Morality and religion -- Conclusion.

"Ethics is a field of study that we all need. This is because we all make choices, and ethics is about the general norms that govern how we should make those choices. Not surprisingly, there is disagreement over what the “norms” are, but by working through such disagreement, we can learn how to make better choices.

James P. Sterba presents a general overview of ethics, using relevant examples and accessible arguments. He takes up the question of why we should be ethical or moral, discusses competing ethical theories and proposes a way to reconcile them, and considers the relationship between ethics and religion. Ultimately, he reveals how the material discussed in the book can be used to make better ethical choices in our day-to-day lives.

What is Ethics? is a book you can rely on to improve your ability to make ethical choices."--Back cover

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