Understanding Human Goods: A Theory of Ethics

Sophie Grace Chappell

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1998

Understanding Human Goods

A Theory of Ethics

Sophie Grace Chappell

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780585086729

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About this book

The human world is alive with different sorts of goods - the multifarious things we all see as worth achieving or celebrating by our action and in our living. Timothy Chappell argues that we can't live well, still less think well about ethics, if we don't properly understand these issues. Venturing into new ground, he surveys the central topics in philosophy, providing an historical and philosophical map of the major themes. From utilitarianism, Kantianism, virtue ethics, personal identity, Parfitian reductionism, animals, abortion and euthanasia, to free will and the meaning of life itself, he takes us on an original and thought-provoking journey through ethics.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
A SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 • THREE FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS FOR ETHICS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 • THE BASIC GOODS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3 • THE THREEFOLD SCHEMA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4 • PERSONS AND IDENTITIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
5 • TWO CONCEPTIONS OF THE GOOD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
6 • NARRATIVE CONCEPTIONS EXAMINED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: Philosophy

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Published: February 7, 2022
ISBN: 9780585086729