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Contemporary ethics : taking account of utilitarianism / William H. Shaw.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.ISBN:
  • 0631202935
  • 0631202943
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 171.5 21
LOC classification:
  • B843
Contents:
1. Introducing Utilitarianism -- 2. Welfare, Happiness, and the Good -- 3. Arguing for Utilitarianism -- 4. Objections to Utilitarianism -- 5. Refining Utilitarianism -- 6. Rights, Liberty, and Punishment -- 7. Justice, Welfare, and Economic Distribution -- 8. Virtue, Personal Life, and the Demands of Morality.
Review: "Aimed at undergraduates, Contemporary Ethics presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics, and is written in a clear and engaging style." "It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. In so doing, the book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject." "In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory."--BOOK JACKET.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Includes bibliographical references (p. ).

1. Introducing Utilitarianism -- 2. Welfare, Happiness, and the Good -- 3. Arguing for Utilitarianism -- 4. Objections to Utilitarianism -- 5. Refining Utilitarianism -- 6. Rights, Liberty, and Punishment -- 7. Justice, Welfare, and Economic Distribution -- 8. Virtue, Personal Life, and the Demands of Morality.

"Aimed at undergraduates, Contemporary Ethics presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics, and is written in a clear and engaging style." "It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. In so doing, the book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject." "In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory."--BOOK JACKET.