Moral Theory
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847697681 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Providing an introduction to moral theory that explains and critically examines the theories of such classical moral philosophers as Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Ross, this book acquaints students with the work of contemporary moral philosophers.. After introducing students in the first chapter to some of the main aims and methods of evaluating a moral theory, the remaining chapters are devoted to an examination of various moral theories including the divine command theory, moral relativism, natural law theory, Kant's moral theory, moral pluralism, virtue ethics, and moral particularism. What makes an action right or wrong? Why is something good or bad? How does one make moral decisions about what is right and good? These are among the main questions of ethics. This book explores so
. He has published extensively in the areas of ethics and moral theory. Mark Timmons is professor of philosophy at the University of Memphis and author of Morality without Foundations (Oxford, 1999)
Not only is Timmons's treatment as a whole rich, clear, and illuminating, but I consider the individual chapters themselves to be among the best stand-alone treatments of their particular subject matters available. The many topical examples and accessible style make this an ideal source for students who want a rigorous introduction to the central philosophical issues concerning right and wrong. Part of what makes the book so good is that it focuses on normative ethics, letting meta-ethical questions come in only as necessary. He manages to present a very broad range of material in an exceptionally clear and fair-minded way. Timmons covers a particularly wide range of to
Excellent "Moral Theory: An Introduction" by Mark Timmons is an introduction to normative ethics. After explaining what makes for a good moral theory, Timmons covers the divine command theory, moral relativism, the natural law theory, utilitarianism, Kant's moral theory, moral pluralism, virtue ethics and moral particularism.Each theory is presented clearly and evaluated carefully. Various objections to each theory as well as re. Nathan Nobis said simply the best mid-level introduction to ethics text. This is really an excellent book in every way that an ethics text can be good. It would be perfect for any mid-level course in ethical theory or the history of ethics.Students and ideally, general readers, who just want to learn what some of the best thinkers have thought about right & wrong and good & bad will learn a lot from this book. They will also also (and more importantly), learn careful philosophical methodolo. Jeanne M. Benson said Buyer not Reader. I can not rate the contents of this book as I purchased it for my son. what I can comment on was that I purchase it used from one of Amazons vendors and the book was in just like new condition exactly as described.