Louis P. Pojman, Late of the United States Military Academy, West Point, James Fieser, University of Tennessee, Martin.
Eighth edition.
Boston, MA :
Cengage Learning,
[2017]
x, 261 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism -- Moral objectivism -- Value and the quest for the good -- Social contract theory and the motive to be moral -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant and deontological theories -- Virtue theory -- Biology and ethics -- Gender and ethics -- Religion and ethics -- The fact-value problem -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism.
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This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--