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Normative Ethics by Shelly Kagan (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. The second half of th then examines the competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics, theories that attempt to explain why the basic normative factors have the moral significance that they for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy.

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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100813308461

ISBN-139780813308463

eBay Product ID (ePID)1024570

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Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameNormative Ethics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorShelly Kagan

Subject AreaPhilosophy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-030631

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal170/.44

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPreliminaries -- Factors -- The Good -- Doing Harm -- Other Constraints -- Further Factors -- Foundations -- Teleological Foundations -- Deontological Foundations -- Suggested Readings

SynopsisProviding a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers.The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. The second half of the book then examines the competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics, theories that attempt to explain why the basic normative factors have the moral significance that they do.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy., Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in terms of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. She

LC Classification NumberBJ1012.K244 1998