Ethics: A Very Short Introduction - Brossura

Blackburn, Simon

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ISBN 10: 0198868103 ISBN 13: 9780198868101

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2021

Riassunto

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Here, Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and why we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.

This second edition of the Very Short Introduction on Ethics has revised and updated aspects of the original to reflect changing times and mores. It highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with a fluid and uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Simon Blackburn was Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and remains a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is a Visiting Professor at the New College of the Humanities. His books include Think (OUP, 1999); Practical Tortoise Raising (OUP, 210); Truth, (Profile Books, 2017); and On Truth (OUP, 2018).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198868103
• ISBN 13: 9780198868101
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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