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BL
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877630
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| Main Entry
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Bennett, Christopher,1972-
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| Title & Author
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What is this thing called ethics? /\ by Christopher Bennett.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2015.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0203494180
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: 1135055785
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: 9780203494189
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: 9781135055783
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9780415832328
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9780415832335
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Life and Death. Death and the Meaning of Life -- Which Lives Count? -- How Much Can we be Expected to do for One Another? -- Three Starting Points in Moral Theory. Utilitarianism -- Kantian Ethics -- Aristotelian Virtue Ethics -- Further Directions for Moral Thinking. Ethics and Religion -- Morality and Contract -- Critiques of Morality -- Meta-ethics.
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| Abstract
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What is morality? How do we define what is right and wrong? How does moral theory help us deal with ethical issues in the world around us?This second edition provides an engaging and stimulating introduction to philosophical thinking about morality. Christopher Bennett provides the reader with accessible examples of contemporary and relevant ethical problems, before looking at the main theoretical approaches and key philosophers associated with them. Topics covered include:life and death issues such as abortion and global poverty;the meaning of life; whether life is sacred and which lives matt.
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Ethics.
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Ethics.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Ethics Moral Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Social.
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| Dewey Classification
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170
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| LC Classification
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BJ1012.B455 2015
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