Ethics : a very short introduction / Simon Blackburn.
"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...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
80. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191539473 0191775975 1281769827 9780191539473 9780191775970 9781281769824 |