Louis P. Pojman, Late of the United States Military Academy, West Point, James Fieser, University of Tennessee, Martin.
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Edition Statement
Eighth edition.
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Boston, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cengage Learning,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2017]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 261 pages ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory--