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Book SynopsisEthical Life sets out to act as a guide for those of us who want to better understand ethics. It offers answers to the two simplest and yet most difficult questions facing individuals who have fallen into the perplexities of contemporary life: Why be ethical, and how?
Trade Review"Redner writes in a very clear, direct, forceful style that is very appropriate for reaching an intended textbook audience. The narrative of the book collapses both spatial and temporal boundaries to arrive at the common elements that link East and West, the past and the present. His arguments are well-constructed and well-placed—appropriately crafted to carry the novice as well as the experienced and scholarly reader along in their momentum." -- Aryeh Botwinick, Temple University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Process and Paradoxes of Ethics Part 3 PART I: The Past Chapter 4 Preamble Part 5 Chapter 1: The Four Pure Types Chapter 6 Ethos and Ethics Chapter 7 Moralities Chapter 8 The Civil Ethics Chapter 9 Ethics of Duty Chapter 10 Ethics of Honor Chapter 11 Comparative Studies Part 12 Chapter 2: Processes of Transformation and Development Chapter 13 Adaptation, Conservation, and Syncretism Chapter 14 Puritanism, Rationalization, Secularization Chapter 15 Demoralization Part 16 PART II: The Present Chapter 17 Preamble Part 18 Chapter 3: Ethics and Society Chapter 19 Ethics and the State Chapter 20 Ethics and Civil Society Part 21 Chapter 4: Ethics and Culture Chapter 22 Ethics and Aesthetics Chapter 23 The Disposition of Roles Part 24 Chapter 5: Ethics and the Individual Chapter 25 Why Be Ethical Chapter 26 How to Be Ethical? Part 27 Notes Part 28 Index
