UID:
edocfu_9959242659102883
Format:
1 online resource (139 pages) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
0191539473
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9780191539473
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0191539475
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97801991775970
Series Statement:
Very short introductions ; 80
Content:
Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, 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. In this 'sparklingly clear' (Guardian) introduction to ethics 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 how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.
Note:
Originally published: as Being good. 2001.
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Introduction -- 1. Seven threats to ethics -- 2. Some ethical ideas -- 3. Foundations.
Additional Edition:
Print version Blackburn, Simon, 1944- Ethics. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001 ISBN 0192804421
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780192804426
Language:
English
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