Ethics :
Blackburn, Simon, 1944-
Ethics : a very short introduction / Simon Blackburn. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001. - 139 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 80. . - Very short introductions ; 80. .
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.
9780192804426 (pbk.) 0192804421 (pbk.)
2003270965
011941469 Uk
Ethics.
BJ1012 / .B537 2003
170
Ethics : a very short introduction / Simon Blackburn. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001. - 139 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 80. . - Very short introductions ; 80. .
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.
9780192804426 (pbk.) 0192804421 (pbk.)
2003270965
011941469 Uk
Ethics.
BJ1012 / .B537 2003
170