Human Conduct; Problems of Ethics

by j. hospers and John Hospers

Book Overview

HUMAN CONDUCT strives to motivate and challenge ethics students through the use of realistic dialogues that bring ethical dilemmas to life. An engaging narrative style (including fiction) and an extensive series of examples illustrate theories of right and wrong as this introductory text describes and critiques traditional and contemporary moral problems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155400932
• ISBN13: 9780155400931
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Description and analysis of the main theories of ethics.

The book endeavors to provide a clear description and critical analysis of the main theories of ethics in the Western world from ancient times to the present: e.g. Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and some contemporary writers, and theories such as Epicureanism, Stoicism, utilitarianism, egoism, and other theories of ethics. The views of Ayn Rand are discussed, and distinguished from more traditional forms of egoism. There are also chapters on ethics and law, punishment, moral responsibility, justice (in relation to mercy and forgiveness), and the application of ethical principles to international relations.