Why be moral? This book offers an answer to this question - a question that reaches in to grasp at the very heart of ethics itself. It also shows us that skirmishes among supporters of specific moral principles require a different sort of resolution than those that occur between groups of ethical principles.
The long history of ethics has had as its driving force the goal of establishing basic principles to govern human behavior and against which our actions can be judged and determinations of responsibility made. But as the twentieth century began, Moore believed that it was time to get back to basics and to ask the relevant questions once again. ......
Proceeding from the assumption that human beings desire pleasure (and avoid pain), this title uses the utilitarianism perspective to construct a calculus for determining which action to perform when confronted with situations requiring moral decision-making the goal of which is to arrive at the 'greatest happiness of the greatest number'.
What constitutes a biblical ethic? Should the Bible be construed as the only basis for moral teaching? Is morality dependent upon God and "revealed truths" found in scripture? This work features essays that demonstrate a diversity of perspective and breadth of insight that can shed much needed light on the nature of ethics.
Argues that it is possible to live the good life and be morally responsible, without belief in religion. This book contains chapters on privacy and human rights, and presents ethical recommendations as alternatives to various orthodoxies.
Showing the writings of European moral theologians and the writings of their American colleagues, this title uncovers various confusions that have bedeviled the argument while revealing how important the issues are for establishing in coherent Christian ethics in the twentieth century.
Attempts to offer a systematic treatment of ethics and the principles upon which it rests and seeks to give substance and meaning to human action, and to the manner in which we judge our own behaviour and that of others. This book offers a discussion of morality and an analysis of political life.
Perspectives from Philosophical and Theological Ethics
There may be no more urgent cry today than that of "justice" -- and no more frequent accusation than that of "injustice." But what is meant when these terms are used? Six Theories of Justice clarifies that question and offers major alternative answers. Dr. Lebacqz surveys three philosophical approaches to justice: John Stuart Mill's ......