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Ethics

A Very Short Introduction

Paperback Engels 2021 2e druk 9780198868101
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Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or 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, and why we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.

This second edition of the Very Short Introduction on Ethics has revised and updated aspects of the original to reflect changing times and mores. It highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with a fluid and uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse.

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ISBN13:9780198868101
Trefwoorden:ethiek, filosofie
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:160
Druk:2
Verschijningsdatum:28-1-2021
Hoofdrubriek:Filosofie
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Over Simon Blackburn

Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and one of the most widely respected philosophers of our time. He is the author of many influential books, including the best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (1994), Think (1999) and Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics (2001). He edited the prestigious philosophy journal Mind from 1984 to 1990. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a frequent contributor to New Republic, and to discussion programmes on Radio 4 in the UK, and reviews for the Independent and the Sunday Times. His latest book is Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed.

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Inhoudsopgave

Preface to second edition
Introduction

1:Seven threats to thinking about ethics
2:Foundations
3:Some ethical ideas

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