Moral foundations : an introduction to ethics / Alexander F. Skutch.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Mount Jackson, VA : Axios Press : Distributed by National Book Network, c2007.Description: xvi, 577 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780966190892
0966190890

Subject(s):

Ethics
Moral

DDC classification:

170 SKU

Contents:

1. The Science of Ethics -- 2. The Moral Quality of the Cosmos -- 3. The Protomorality of Animals -- 4. Instinct, Reason, and Morality -- 5. The Structure of Moral Relations -- 6. The Innate Foundations of Morality -- 7. Conscience and Moral Intuitions -- 8. Pleasure and Happiness -- 9. The Determination of Choice -- 10. Moral Freedom -- 11. Right and Wrong -- 12. Goodness -- 13. Ethical Judgments and Social Structure -- 14. Duty -- 15. The Relativity of Good and Evil -- 16. Characteristics of Ethical Systems -- 17. The Foundations of a Universal Ethic.

Summary: Moral Foundations is the last book of Alexander Skutch's century-long life. It is, in many respects, the capstone work of Dr. Skutch's long and fruitful life. It is an ideal introduction to the pleasures of moral philosophy and offers clear and stimulating answers to many of the perennial questions that all of us face in our own lives.

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1. The Science of Ethics --
2. The Moral Quality of the Cosmos --
3. The Protomorality of Animals --
4. Instinct, Reason, and Morality --
5. The Structure of Moral Relations --
6. The Innate Foundations of Morality --
7. Conscience and Moral Intuitions --
8. Pleasure and Happiness --
9. The Determination of Choice --
10. Moral Freedom --
11. Right and Wrong --
12. Goodness --
13. Ethical Judgments and Social Structure --
14. Duty --
15. The Relativity of Good and Evil --
16. Characteristics of Ethical Systems --
17. The Foundations of a Universal Ethic.

Moral Foundations is the last book of Alexander Skutch's century-long life. It is, in many respects, the capstone work of Dr. Skutch's long and fruitful life. It is an ideal introduction to the pleasures of moral philosophy and offers clear and stimulating answers to many of the perennial questions that all of us face in our own lives.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-551) and index.

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