Ethics a very short introduction

"Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by skepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish, competitive, and aggressive. Here, Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surroun...

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1. Verfasser: Blackburn, Simon (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2021
Ausgabe:Second edition
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions 80
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Zusammenfassung:"Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by skepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish, competitive, and aggressive. Here, 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. This new edition reflects our changing times and mores, and highlights the importance of understanding approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with an uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse."--Cover flap
Beschreibung:"First published as an Oxford University Press hardback 2001, first published as an Oxford University Press paperback 2002, first published as a Very short introduction 2003"--Title page verso
Beschreibung:XVIII, 107 Seiten
18 cm
ISBN:9780198868101
978-0-19-886810-1