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The Triumph of Practice Over Theory in Ethics

Autor James P. Sterba
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2004
Aristotelian ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarian ethics have been for some time now the main options within (Western) ethics, and the central task over the years has been to determine which of the three is right. Is this book yet another attempt to fulfill this same old task? Not at all.
Sterba argues that in their ongoing attempts to put forward for general consideration the most morally defensible versions of their views, advocates of Aristotelian ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarian ethics have jettisoned much of what had originally distinguished their theories from each
other. The upshot is that, in their current most morally defensible formulations, Aristotelian ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarian ethics no longer differ in the practical requirements they endorse. This makes the resolution of moral problems far easier. Sterba drives home his claims by taking
up some of the most challenging and important moral problems of our time--sexual harassment, affirmative action, and international terrorism and Iraqi War II. This book is an ideal supplementary text for courses in introductory ethics, history of ethics, contemporary moral problems, and various
applied ethics courses. Featuring a lucid writing style and coverage of current moral issues, it is also captivating reading for general readers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780195132854
ISBN-10: 0195132858
Pagini: 206
Dimensiuni: 144 x 209 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: OXFORD UNIV PR
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Descriere

This book combines the two most common approaches used to introduce students or general readers to ethics: the historical and the applied. Using these approaches, Sterba examines traditional ethical theories and disagreements, exploring Aristotelian, Kantian, and utilitarian ethics, as well as their contemporary defenders. But rather than focusing on formal aspects of these views, Sterba applies the best practical arguments from each of these perspectives to avariety of moral problems, such as sexual harassment, affirmative action, and international terrorism and the second Iraqi war.