The Puzzle of Ethics

by Peter Vardy

Overview

This challenging book, by the author of The Puzzle of Evil and The Puzzle of God, is of considerable contemporary relevance, dealing with the central areas of ethical concern in today's world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007384051
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/14/2016
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	439 KB

About the Author

Dr Peter Vardy is lecturer in Philosophy of Religion at London University’s Heythrop College.

Peter Vardy is lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at London University’s Heythrop College. Apart from the widely successful ‘Puzzle’ series, he is also author of ‘And If It’s True?’ and ‘Business Morality’.

He is editor of the‘Fount Christian Thinkers’ series, the first six of which were published last year.

Table of Contents

Part I Theoretical Ethics; Chapter 1 Truth in Ethics; Chapter 2 Plato – Virtue and Knowledge; Chapter 3 Aristotle and Virtue Theory; Chapter 4 Aquinas and Natural Law; Chapter 5 Kant and the Moral Law; Chapter 6 Bentham and Mill – Utilitarianism; Chapter 7 Post-utilitarian Perspectives; Chapter 8 MacIntyre – Virtue Theory Revisited; Chapter 9 Buddhist Ethics; Part II Applied Ethics; Chapter 10 Situation Ethics; Chapter 11 Justice and Morality – Rawls and Nozick; Chapter 12 Abortion and Personhood; Chapter 13 Euthanasia and Medical Ethics; Chapter 14 Just War; Chapter 15 Human Rights; Chapter 16 Animal Rights; Chapter 17 Environmental Ethics; Chapter 18 Conclusion;