TY  - GEN
AU  - Mackie, J.
TI  - Ethics: inventing right and wrong
SN  - 9780140135589
U1  - 170 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Penguin Books India (P) Ltd.
N2  - Preface 9
PART ONE: THE STATUS or ETHICS
1 The Subjectivity of Values
1 Moral scepticism   15
2 Subjectivism   17
3 The multiplicity of second order questions   19
4 Is objectivity a real issue ?  20
5 Standards of evaluation   25
6 Hypothetical and categorical imperatives  27
7 The claim to objectivity   30
8 The argument from relativity   36
9 The argument from queerness   38
10 Patterns ofobjectification   42
11 The general goal of human life   46
12 Conclusion   48
2 The Meaning of 'Good'
1 The general meaning'of'good'   50
2 'Good' in moral contexts   59
3 Obligations and Reasons
1 'Is'and'ought'   64
2 The meaning of'ought'   73
3 Varieties of reason   77
4 Institutions   80
4 Universalizatioa
1 The first stage ofunioersalization: the irrelevance of numerical differences   83
2 The second stage of unicersaltzation: putting oneself in the other person's place   90
3 The third stage ofuniversalization: taking account ofdifferent tastes and rtooJ ideals  92
4 Subjective elements in universatization  97
PART TWO.* THE CONTENT OF ETHICS
3 The Object of Morality
1 Consequences of moral scepticism   105
2 A device for counteracting limited sympathies   107
3 The form of the device   111
4 Game theory analysis   115
5 The content of the device: conservatism or reform ?  120
6 Utilitarianism
1 Act utilitarianism   125
2 The ethics of fantasy   129
3 Morality in the narrow sense   134
4 Rule utilitarianism   136
5 The'proof of utility   140
6 Utility as desire-satisfaction   145
7 The malleability of morality   146
7 Consequentialism and Deontology
1 Conceptions of the good  149
2 The rationale of universalization   151
3 The need for secondary principles   154
4 Special relationships and the form of moral principles   157
5 Ends and means   159
6 Absolutism and the principle of double effect   160
g Elements of a Practical Morality
1 The good for man   169
2 Egoism, rights, and property   172
3 Liberty   180
4 Truth-telling, lies, and agreements   182
5 How princes should keep faith   184
6 F/r/w?   186
7 The motive for morality   189
8 Extensions of morality   193
9 The right to life   195
10 Conclusion   199
PART THREE: FRONTIERS OF ETHICS
9 Determinism, Responsibility, and Choice
1 Voluntary or intentional actions   203
2 Tfo? straight rule of responsibility   208
3 Causal determinism and human action   215
4 Hard and soft determinism   220
10 Religion, Law, and Politics
1 The theological frontier of ethics   227
2 Contacts and overlaps between morality and law   232
3 Political applications and extensions of morality   235
Notes and References   241 
Index 247

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