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In this clear and accessible book, Gernot Bohme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives. Arguing against the conception of ethics as a body of knowledge, Bohme defines morality as a matter of a serious questionsa .

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.

Chapter 1 Introduction.

From a Critique to a New Approach: Serious Questions.

Themes of ethics.

Chapter 2 The Context of Moral Living and Argumentation.

The State of Civilization.

Our Historical Background.

Basic Moral Ideas.

Human Rights, Fundamental Rights.

Chapter 3 The Moral Life.

Skills for Moral Living.

Being-human-well.

Play and Seriousness.

Chapter 4 Moral Argumentation.

Moral Questions Concerning External Nature.

Moral Questions Concerning the Nature We Ourselves Are.

Moral Problems in Dealing with Foreigners.

Chapter 5 Summary.

Notes.

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/10/2001
      ISBN13: 9780745626383, 978-0745626383
      ISBN10: 0745626386
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this clear and accessible book, Gernot Bohme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives. Arguing against the conception of ethics as a body of knowledge, Bohme defines morality as a matter of a serious questionsa .

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements.

      Chapter 1 Introduction.

      From a Critique to a New Approach: Serious Questions.

      Themes of ethics.

      Chapter 2 The Context of Moral Living and Argumentation.

      The State of Civilization.

      Our Historical Background.

      Basic Moral Ideas.

      Human Rights, Fundamental Rights.

      Chapter 3 The Moral Life.

      Skills for Moral Living.

      Being-human-well.

      Play and Seriousness.

      Chapter 4 Moral Argumentation.

      Moral Questions Concerning External Nature.

      Moral Questions Concerning the Nature We Ourselves Are.

      Moral Problems in Dealing with Foreigners.

      Chapter 5 Summary.

      Notes.

      Index

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