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How to Arrive at a Considered Opinion: A Method of Analyzing Moral Issues in the Public Debates - Couverture souple

Zanca, Kenneth J.

 
9780761807742: How to Arrive at a Considered Opinion: A Method of Analyzing Moral Issues in the Public Debates
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ISBN 10 : 0761807748 ISBN 13 : 9780761807742
Editeur : University Press of America, 1997

Synopsis

This book is written for the non-philosophy major taking "Contemporary Moral Issues" or "Intro to Ethics" courses. It provides a method to research any complex moral issue in hundreds of print, periodical, and Internet research sources, and gives a model of the method applied to the question of capital punishment. It helps students to learn how to analyze a moral issue and teaches them valuable skills of evaluating evidence and discerning between "right" and "wrong" in cases where rights are in conflict. Contents: Preface; Introduction: Basic Concepts and Terms; First Step: Define the Moral Issue; Second Step: Study the Issue's History; Third Step: Ask: "What Do the Moral Philosophies Say?"; Fourth Step: Ask:^D< "What Does Justice Require?"; The Method Applied: Is Capital Punishment Moral?; Appendix: Figures, Charts and Graphs; Index.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kenneth J. Zanca is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Marymount College in Palos Verdes, California.

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Éditeur
University Press of America
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0761807748
ISBN 13 
9780761807742
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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