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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: 9780745626390, 978-0745626390
      ISBN10: 0745626394

      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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