{"product_id":"contemporary-ethics-9780631202943","title":"Contemporary Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAimed at undergraduates, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics and is written in a clear and engaging style. It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. The book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject. In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shaw sets out to do two things: to introduce students to moral philosophy in general, and to explore utilitarianism in all its facets. He has pulled off this dual task better than one could have imagined. All the central questions in moral philosophy are discussed, and without this ever seeming to be irrelevant to the full discussion of utilitarianism. Shaw's interweaving of the topics is simply mawsterful.\" \u003ci\u003eBrad Hooker, University of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\" Shaw's book has many strengths. Throughout, it is informed by an impressive familiarity with not only the current content but also the history of utilitarian thought; and the historical material, though ample, never compromises either the topical unity of each chapter or the logical progression of the book. Moreover, the overall organization of the book is thoughtful, with the second half of the book not only succeeding but effectively reinforcing and deepening - but without being repetitive of - the first half. As a result of this subtle construction (but also because of its thoroughness), this book is longer than...others, but Shaw's polished and unobtrusive writing style make it easy to get through. Perhaps its greatest strength, though, is its honesty and fairness: although Shaw is clearly a supporter of utilitarianism, he explains its rivals sympathetically, and he openly acknowledges those points where utilitarianism is weak. This fairness, as well as being intrinsically desirable, makes the book very safe for use in the classroom...It is easily the best of these books for most purposes generally and as an introduction to utilitarianism specifically.\" \u003ci\u003eBen Eggleston, Mind, Vol.109, No.436, October 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introducing Utilitarianism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism, Law and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Utilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Rival Nonconsequentialist Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deathbed Promise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences, Actual and Probable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAverage versus Total Happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Welfare, Happiness, and the Good.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBentham's Hedonism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMill's View of Pleasure and Happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Problem for Mental-State Accounts of Well-Being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell-Being as the Satisfaction of Desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjective Theories of WellBeing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere This Lack of Consensus Leaves Utilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Arguing for Utilitarianism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBentham and the Principle of Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMill: Proof and Sentiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Evidence and the Language of Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism and Commonsense Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case against Deontology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Appeal of Utilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Objections to Utilitarianism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism Condones Immoral Conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromises and Particularity of Obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distribution of Welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Utilitarianism Too Demanding?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Refining Utilitarianism.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond-Order Moral Judgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoives, Dispositions, and Traits of Character.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Secondary Rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rules of the Ordinary Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Levels of Moral Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule Utilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Rights, Liberty, and Punishment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Criminal Justice System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature and Function of Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature and Function of Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Justice, Welfare, and Economic Distribution.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome facts about Poverty and Inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking about Justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNozick's Libertarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawl's Theory of Justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism and Distributive Equality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Virtue, Personal Life, and the Demands of Morality.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood-Bye to Normative Theory?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism and the Virtues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Fanacticism and the things we value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThose Who Are Near and Dear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Personal Point of View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Needs of Strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403411956055,"sku":"9780631202943","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631202943.jpg?v=1730483390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-ethics-9780631202943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}