Puzzle of Moral Philosophy
Puzzle of Moral Philosophy How do we know the difference between right and wrong? What does it mean to live a good life? How can we make decisions about issues from germ-line genetic engineering to…
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Puzzle of Moral Philosophy
How do we know the difference between right and wrong? What does it mean to live a good life? How can we make decisions about issues from germ-line genetic engineering to the regulation of banking, from nuclear power to ethnic bioweapons, from end-of-life care to global warming?
Beginning with a discussion of the question of truth in Ethics, Peter and Charlotte Vardy outline and evaluate major approaches to doing ethics from Natural Law and Virtue Ethics to Situation Ethics and Postmodernism, considering how these might inform decision making in today's world. Ethics Matters introduces students and general readers to the business of making moral decisions, engaging them in meaningful dialogue and inspiring them to find out more. Ethics Matters places the latest scholarship in context, clarifying how it relates to today's biggest challenges, without in any sense 'dumbing down'. The style