Ethics (Record no. 40422)
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| fixed length control field | 03016 a2200145 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780140135589 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 170 |
| Item number | MAC |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mackie, J. L. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ethics |
| Remainder of title | inventing right and wrong |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Penguin Books India (P) Ltd. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1990 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 249,vp. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Preface 9<br/>PART ONE: THE STATUS or ETHICS<br/>1 The Subjectivity of Values<br/>1 Moral scepticism 15<br/>2 Subjectivism 17<br/>3 The multiplicity of second order questions 19<br/>4 Is objectivity a real issue ? 20<br/>5 Standards of evaluation 25<br/>6 Hypothetical and categorical imperatives 27<br/>7 The claim to objectivity 30<br/>8 The argument from relativity 36<br/>9 The argument from queerness 38<br/>10 Patterns ofobjectification 42<br/>11 The general goal of human life 46<br/>12 Conclusion 48<br/>2 The Meaning of 'Good'<br/>1 The general meaning'of'good' 50<br/>2 'Good' in moral contexts 59<br/>3 Obligations and Reasons<br/>1 'Is'and'ought' 64<br/>2 The meaning of'ought' 73<br/>3 Varieties of reason 77<br/>4 Institutions 80<br/>4 Universalizatioa<br/>1 The first stage ofunioersalization: the irrelevance of numerical differences 83<br/>2 The second stage of unicersaltzation: putting oneself in the other person's place 90<br/>3 The third stage ofuniversalization: taking account ofdifferent tastes and rtooJ ideals 92<br/>4 Subjective elements in universatization 97<br/>PART TWO.* THE CONTENT OF ETHICS<br/>3 The Object of Morality<br/>1 Consequences of moral scepticism 105<br/>2 A device for counteracting limited sympathies 107<br/>3 The form of the device 111<br/>4 Game theory analysis 115<br/>5 The content of the device: conservatism or reform ? 120<br/>6 Utilitarianism<br/>1 Act utilitarianism 125<br/>2 The ethics of fantasy 129<br/>3 Morality in the narrow sense 134<br/>4 Rule utilitarianism 136<br/>5 The'proof of utility 140<br/>6 Utility as desire-satisfaction 145<br/>7 The malleability of morality 146<br/>7 Consequentialism and Deontology<br/>1 Conceptions of the good 149<br/>2 The rationale of universalization 151<br/>3 The need for secondary principles 154<br/>4 Special relationships and the form of moral principles 157<br/>5 Ends and means 159<br/>6 Absolutism and the principle of double effect 160<br/>g Elements of a Practical Morality<br/>1 The good for man 169<br/>2 Egoism, rights, and property 172<br/>3 Liberty 180<br/>4 Truth-telling, lies, and agreements 182<br/>5 How princes should keep faith 184<br/>6 F/r/w? 186<br/>7 The motive for morality 189<br/>8 Extensions of morality 193<br/>9 The right to life 195<br/>10 Conclusion 199<br/>PART THREE: FRONTIERS OF ETHICS<br/>9 Determinism, Responsibility, and Choice<br/>1 Voluntary or intentional actions 203<br/>2 Tfo? straight rule of responsibility 208<br/>3 Causal determinism and human action 215<br/>4 Hard and soft determinism 220<br/>10 Religion, Law, and Politics<br/>1 The theological frontier of ethics 227<br/>2 Contacts and overlaps between morality and law 232<br/>3 Political applications and extensions of morality 235<br/>Notes and References 241 <br/>Index 247<br/> |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 26/11/2014 | Astha Book Agency | 818.55 | 3 | 170 MAC | 013296 | 25/02/2019 | 22/02/2019 | 963.00 | 30/10/2014 | Book | Bill No.2014-15/IN9122 Dt.29/10/2014 ($15) |