{"product_id":"the-good-life-9781442272552","title":"The Good Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntended for use in the introduction to ethics course, The Good Life: Options in Ethics, Fifth Edition is designed to engage today''s practical-minded student in more fundamental questions. The book ranges from ideals in living (the good) to contemporary moral problems (the right), exploring and analyzing both areas in order to stimulate deeper reflection. The first section of the book clears away the obstacles to pursuing ethical understanding - relativism, determinism, and egoism. Then traditional definitions of the good life are discussed, theories such as hedonism, self-realization, duty, evolutionism, religious ethics, and virtue ethic. The final section addresses today''s social problems including abortion, euthanasia, animal welfare, capital punishment, and sexual morality.New to the Fifth Edition:Chapter 6, Following Nature, has been eliminated, and its contents have been integrated into appropriate chaptersNew section entitled Contemporary Moral Issues includes new chapters on\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Much more than a standard text on normative theories, this book lends itself to a thorough introductory examination of the field of ethics. . . . In particular, the evaluation discussions are excellent, as they draw attention to problems in the theories and arguments in a way that aids in teaching students to craft arguments themselves. Too many students think it is sufficient to disagree. The evaluation sections help focus how to critically examine a theory.” -- Stevens F. Wandmacher, University of Michigan-Flint\u003cbr\u003e“The writing style of the text is, I think, appropriate for undergraduates as well as most graduate students. The style is clear, crisp, and avoids unnecessary and misleading verbiage. . . . [A] logically organized sequence of ‘obstructions’ to ethical theory by presenting the notions of egoism, determinism, and relativism early in the text.” -- Joseph F. Marino, Hofstra University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents   Preface\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t About the Author Introduction   \t The Nature of Ethics \t The Standard of Reasonableness  1. Putting Ethics in Its Place  \tThe Role of Ethics within Philosophy\t\t\t Relationships to Other Branches\t\t  Ethics and Science\t\t\t\t\t\t The Naturalistic Fallacy\t\t\t\t  Ethics and Religion\t\t\t\t\t\t Plato’s  Euthyphro  Ethics and Psychology\t\t\t\t\t Psychological Egoism \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  2. Free Will and Determinism  \tDo We Have Free Choice?\t\t\t\t\t Fatalism and Predestination  Social Scientific Determinism\t\t\t\t The Compelling Factors   The Libertarian Reply\t\t\t\t\t\t Arguments for Free Will  Hard and Soft Determinism\t\t\t\t\t The Individual in the Causal Chain \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     3. The Challenge of Relativism  \tAre Values Relative to Our Society?\t\t\t Ethics as Subjective and Cultural  Sources of Relativism\t\t\t\t\t\t Social Science and Multiculturalism   Objectivism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \tThe Counter Arguments   Are Some Actions Intrinsically Valuable?\t\t The Universal Declaration of Human Rights \t Review Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   II. Ideals in Living  4. Hedonism as the Good  \tEthical Hedonism\t\t\t\t\t\t Pursuing Pleasure or Happiness  Individualistic Hedonism\t\t\t\t\t The Cyrenaics and Epicureans \t Universalistic Hedonism – Utilitarianism \t\t\t \t\tJeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill                A Critical Assessment\t\t\t\t\t \t\tThe Value of Happiness  Review Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  5. Self-Realization \t Developing Our Potentialities\t\t\t\t \t\tBecoming Fully Actualized  Defining the Self in Time and Space\t\t\t Flaws and Weaknesses   \t Realizing Ourselves as Human Beings\t\t\t   Is Human Nature Good?     Aristotle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Golden Mean \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  6. Evolutionism \t The Meaning of Evolution \t\tEvolution and Religion \t Social Darwinism\t\t\t\t\t\t The Fittest and the Best  Spencer’s Evolutionary Ethic\t\t\t\t The Breadth of Life  A Critical Appraisal\t\t\t\t\t\t Evaluating Evolutionism Overall \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  7. The Ethic of Duty \t Judging the Worth of Conduct\t\t\t\t The Right and the Good  Deontology vs. Teleology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntention Behind Action\t\t\t\t  The Kantian Ethic\t\t\t\t\t\t Following Principles   The Categorical and Practical Imperatives\t\t Are There Universal Values? \tReview Questions   8. The Teachings of Religion \t Judaism – The Old Testament\t\t\t\t Divine Commands  Christianity – The New Testament\t\t\t\t Concepts of Love and Justice \t Islam \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\tThe Five Pillars of Faith  Buddhism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  9. Virtue Ethics \t Ancient Greece\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Noble Person  Medieval Purity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Cardinal Virtues and Deadly Sins  The Modern Perspective\t\t\t\t\t\t\t         Character and Moral Sentiments          Feminist Virtue Ethics\t\t\t\t\t\t Personal Caring Rather Than Moral Rules                    \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t 10. Existentialism \t The Human Condition \t\t\t\t\t\t Anxiety and Alienation  Existence Precedes Essence\t         \t\t\t\t\t\tPhenomenology  The Seminal Figures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Nietzsche and Kierkegaard  Modern Existentialism\t\t\t\t\t\t Jean-Paul Sartre \tReview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  III. Contemporary Moral Issues  11. Contraception and Abortion \t Artificial Contraceptives \t The Conflict over Abortion \tWhen Does the Fetus Become a Person?  \t Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice \tReview Questions   12. Punishment and the Death Penalty \t Personal Responsibility \t Mass Incarceration \tRival Theories of Punishment \tArguments Surrounding Capital Punishment \tReview Questions  13. Sexual Ethics \t Does Consent Legitimize Any Private Act?  \t Moral and Immoral Sex  \t The Homosexuality Controversy \t Are Gay Sexual Relations Wrong? \tReview Questions    14. The Natural Environment \t Is Nature Good?  \t Our Relationship to the Natural World  \t Animal Welfare \t Using Animals for Food, Testing, Clothing, and Entertainment \tReview Questions    15. Racism and Sexism \t Should We Ever Generalize About People?  \t The Remedy of Affirmative Action \t Discrimination Based On Sex \t Forms of Abuse \tReview Questions Afterword Glossary of Philosophic Terms\t\t\t\t\t Notes Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885644656983,"sku":"9781442272552","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442272552.jpg?v=1722537201","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-life-9781442272552","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}