Applied Ethics: A Reader - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0631188320 ISBN 13 : 9780631188322

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

The first half of this book, representing both European and Anglo-American philosophical traditions, presents various general aspects of applied ethics. Central issues include: What is the nature of applied ethics? How is applied ethics related to science and technology? Can applied ethics be critically subversive and reformative of conventional morality? How useful are conceptions of rational consensus formation in social policy formation? The papers in the second half of the book focus on the major fields of applied ethics - Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics and Biomedical ethics. A primary issue that recurs in several of these essays concerns the relationship between ethical theory and moral practice. Other principal concerns are the general nature of business, or environmental ethics; the question of intrinsic values in nature; how to model corporate obligations so as to encompass legitimate forms of social responsibility; and what changes in general moral belief and dispositions of thought might improve our chances of dealing adequately with problems of large-scale environmental degradation. Contributors include Robert Solomon, Kenneth Goodpaster, Holmes Rolston III, Dale Jamieson, Barry Hoffmaster, Earl Winkler, Michael Philips, Alison Jaggar, James Rachels, Annette Baier, Roger Wertheimer and Mathias Kettner.

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Quatrième de couverture

The first half of this book, representing both European and Anglo–American philosophical traditions, presents various general aspects of applied ethics. Central issues include: What is the nature of applied ethics? How is applied ethics related to science and technology? Can applied ethics be critically subversive and reformative of conventional morality? How useful are conceptions of rational consensus formation in social policy formation?

The papers in the second half of the book focus on the major fields of applied ethics – Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics and Biomedical Ethics. A primary issue that recurs in several of these essays concerns the relationship between ethical theory and moral practice. Other principal concerns are the general nature of business, or environmental ethics; the question of intrinsic values in nature; how to model corporate obligations so as to encompass legitimate forms of social responsibility; and what changes in general moral belief and dispositions of thought might improve our chances of dealing adequately with problems of large–scale environmental degradation. Contributors include Robert Solomon, Kenneth Goodpaster, Holmes Rolston III, Dale Jamieson, Barry Hoffmaster, Earl Winkler, Michael Philips, Alison Jaggar, James Rachels, Annette Baier, Roger Wertheimer and Matthias Kettner.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The essays in this book range over the fields of environmental ethics, business ethics, professional ethics, and bio–medical ethics. In each of the essays a significant question in the field of applied ethics is treated in a way that is methodologically revealing and provides some sense of new directions and preoccupations in the field. Among the questions discussed are: How should we conceive of the relations between theoretical ethics and practical ethics? What is the nature of responsible moral reasoning and deliberation? To what extent is rationality ultimately the same in morality and science? Is applied ethics inherently conventional or conservative in its deliberations and results? Can or should specialists in applied ethics claim moral expertise in relation to problems in a given domain? TO what extent is the personal history of persons working in the field opf applied ethics relevant to assessing their work? While the contributors appear to agree on the answers to some of these questions, there is spirited disagreement concerning others.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631188320
• ISBN 13: 9780631188322
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 450
• Éditeur: Coombs Jerrold R., Winkler Earl
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible