Ethics : a very short introduction
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Ethics : a very short introduction
（Very short introductions, 80）
Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index
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Description
Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. In this 'sparklingly clear' (Guardian) introduction to ethics Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about
the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.
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Table of Contents
- SEVEN THREATS TO ETHICS
- SOME ETHICAL IDEAS
- FOUNDATIONS?
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