UID:
almahu_9949203647802882
Format:
1 online resource (209 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781350068407
Content:
"What is goodness? Is goodness achievable, and if so, how? If being a good person is a matter of doing the right thing, then what is the right thing to do? Is it acting rationally, promoting happiness, exercising moderation in all things or respecting the freedom of others, or is it somehow a concoction of all these abilities, wisely adjusted to suit circumstances? In this instructive, entertaining and often humorous book, Gary Cox, best-selling author of How to Be an Existentialist and How to Be a Philosopher , investigates the phenomenon of goodness and what, if anything, it is to be a good person and a paragon of virtue. Part easygoing exploration of the age-old subject of moral philosophy, part personal development and improvement manual, How to be Good carefully leads the reader on a fascinating journey through the often strange and surprising world of ethics. This book covers issues from abortion to animal rights and delves into the meaning, achievability and reality of goodness through an examination of the work of major philosophical thinkers such as Aristotle, Ayer, Bentham, Gautama Buddha, Hare, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche, Moore, Plato, Sartre, Singer, Thomson and Warnock."--
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Acknowledgments -- 1. What is Goodness -- Goodness and Being Good -- Goodness and God -- Goodness and Philosophy -- 2. Achieving Goodness -- Goodness and Determinism -- Goodness and Egoism -- Theories of Goodness in General -- Goodness and Duty -- Goodness and Happiness -- Goodness and the Golden Mean -- Goodness and Freedom -- 3. The Reality of Goodness -- Metaethics -- Moral Objectivism -- Moral Subjectivism -- Back to Moral Objectivism : Just a Little Moore -- 4. Goodness at Issue -- The Abortion Issue -- The Animal Rights Issue -- 5. Concluding Remarks : How to Be Good -- Bibliography -- Other Media references -- Index.
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Cox, Gary How to Be Good : Or How to Be Moral and Virtuous in a Wicked World London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2020
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350068407
URL:
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