Ethics For Life (Teach Yourself)

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Ethics tor Life investigates the good, the bad, the right, and the wrong of the choices we make, helping you examine your own values and principles. You will: Explore what it is that makes something moral or immoral, Discover a variety of ethical arguments, from Aquinas to Nietzsche, Machiavelli to Hobbes, and Bentham to Kant, testing them out as you apply them to a whole range of moral issues, Examine the extent to which our circumstances determine us and can justify as well as explain our actions, Ask whether there can be absolute standards of right or wrong, or whether everything is culturally and socially conditioned, Consider now ethics relates to questions about law, justice, and religion. Whether you're studying ethics or simply want to gain a deeper understanding, Ethics for Life is the perfect place to start. Explore the key thinkers and concepts, Discover what makes something moral, Consider how each ethical theory or issue is relevant to you, Tackle questions about post-truth, alternative facts and fake news, Ask if we are naturally good or bad Book jacket.