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Ethics in Context
eBook - The Art of Dealing with Serious Questions
ISBN/EAN: 9780745692623
Umbreit-Nr.: 4795632
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 200 S., 34.04 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 14.03.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- In this clear and accessible book, Gernot Böhme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives. Arguing against the conception of ethics as a body of knowledge, Böhme defines morality as a matter of serious questions'. In the case of an individual, a serious question is one that determines that person's mode of living. In the case of society, a serious question is one that shapes our social norms.<br /><p>In<i>Ethics in Context</i>, Böhme explores the key areas of moral living and moral discourse. He examines some of the urgent issues affecting society today, such as the moral implications of reproductive technology, man's mastery over nature and the right of citizenship.<br /></p><p>This book is a lucid and engaging guide to ethics, which will be of great interest to students of philosophy and, indeed, to all those interested in the subject.</p>
- Kurztext
- In this clear and accessible book, Gernot B hme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives. Arguing against the conception of ethics as a body of knowledge, B hme defines morality as a matter of serious questions'. In the case of an individual, a serious question is one that determines that person's mode of living. In the case of society, a serious question is one that shapes our social norms. In Ethics in Context, B hme explores the key areas of moral living and moral discourse. He examines some of the urgent issues affecting society today, such as the moral implications of reproductive technology, man's mastery over nature and the right of citizenship. This book is a lucid and engaging guide to ethics, which will be of great interest to students of philosophy and, indeed, to all those interested in the subject.
- Autorenportrait
- <b>Gernot Böhme</b> is Professor of Philosophy at the Technical University of Darmstadt.