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"This book examines the central questions of ethics through a study of theories of right and wrong that are found in the great ethical works of Western philosophy. It focuses on theories that continue to have a significant presence in the field. The core chapters cover egoism, the eudaimonism of Plato and Aristotle, act and rule utilitarianism, modern natural law theory, Kant's moral theory, and existentialist Read more...
Content: 1. What is ethics? --
2. Egoism --
3. Eudaimonism --
4. Utilitarianism --
5. The moral law --
6. The ethics of self-determination --
7. Practical reason --
Appendix. Diagram of different teleological theories.
Ethics. Philosophy. Ethik.
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