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Ethics : a very short introduction / Simon Blackburn.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 80. | Very short introductions ; 80.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001.Description: 139 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780192804426 (pbk.)
  • 0192804421 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 22
LOC classification:
  • BJ1012 .B537 2003
Summary: "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 clear 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." --Front flap.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 clear 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." --Front flap.

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