The third edition of Ethical Theory has been updated in line with the revised A level specification requirements. It provides an essential background to ethical issues through giving an outline of major ethical theories and how these may be applied to a range of contemporary moral issues. The new edition combines all the strengths of the second edition with a new design and features to make the content more accessible to all students in order to develop their understanding of the topic. New features include: - Key questions throughout the chapters to help students focus on the key issues - Key terms defined and explained throughout the chapters - Profiles of key individuals - their contribution and significance - More summary diagrams throughout to aid revision - Photos and illustrations - Revision checklists at the end of chapters - New exam-style questions and tips at the end of each chapter.
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A brilliant must-have. An improvement on the earlier editions, definitely worth buying and using with students. The book has really strong content, is well written and well thought out. You feel you are in safe hands throughout. RE Today
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Mel Thompson is an experienced Religious Studies and Philosophy author
Preface 1. Introduction 1 Four basic approaches 2 A historical perspective 3 The challenge of ethics study guide 2. Ethical Arguments 1 Presenting an ethical argument 2 Justifying your views 3 Theory and practice 4 Rights and responsibilities 5 The absolute and the relative Study guide Revision checklist 3. What makes Morality Possible? 1 Three basic requirements 2 Causes and conditioning 3 How free do I need to be? 4 Is and ought Study guide Revision checklist 4. Moral Language 1 Some ethical terms 2 Can moral claims be justified? Study guide Revision checklist 5. Plato and the Quest for Justice 1 Introduction 2 Justice? 3 Reason rules 4 The ideal state? 5 Why is it better to be just than unjust? Study guide Revision checklist 6. Aristotle and Happiness 1 The quest for eudaimonia 2 The mean 3 The Epicureans 4 The Stoics Study guide Revision checklist 7. Aquinas and Natural Law 1 Two approaches to Christian morality 2 Final Causes 3 Features of 'Natural Law' Study guide Revision checklist 8. On What Should Morality be Based? 1 Self-interest? 2 Thomas Hobbes 3 John Locke 4 Jean-Jacques Rousseau 5 Modern contract and rights-based approaches 6 Emotions? Study guide Revision checklist 9. Utilitarianism 1 Jeremy Bentham 2 John Stuart Mill 3 Preference and motive utilitarianism 4 Utilitarianism in practice 5 Criticisms of utilitarianism Study guide Revision checklist 10. Kant and Moral Choice 1 A sense of moral obligation 2 The 'Good Will' 3 The background to Kant's moral theory 4 The Postulates: freedom, God and immortality 5 The Categorical Imperative 6 Absolute or relative? Study guide Revision checklist 11. Morality and Power 1 Backgrouns 2 God is dead 3 Willing the Superman 4 Master morality and slave morality 5 The threat of the Christian ascetic 6 The eternal recurrence 7 A challenge and a problem Study guide Revision checklist 12. An Existential Approach 1 Introduction 2 Soren Kierkegaard 3 Martin Heidegger 4 Jean-Paul Sartre 6 Simone de Beauvoir 5 Ethical implications of the existentialist approach Study guide Revision checklist 13. Situation Ethics 1 Introductions 2 The meaning of 'love' 3 Evaluating situation ethics study guide Revision checklist 14. Religion and Ethics 1 Introduction 2 The relationship between morality and religion 3 Religious authority: the Divine Command theory of ethics 4 Ethics and the Religious Traditions Study guide Revision checklist 15. Conscience 1 A Christian view 2 The secular conscience Study guide Revision checklist 16. Virtue Ethics 1. Background 2. What are the virtues? 3. Virtue ethics in Aristotle 4. The revival of virtue ethics 5. Feminist ethics 6. The distinctiveness of virtue ethics Study guide Revision checklist Postscript: Where do we go from here? Glossary Timeline of philosophers Further reading Index
