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How do you define "good" versus "evil?" Do you know the difference between moral "truth" and moral relativity? Whether or not you know Aristotle from Hume, Ethics For Dummies will get you comfortable with the centuries–old study of ethical philosophy quickly and effectively!
Ethics For Dummies is a practical, friendly guide that takes the headache out of the often–confusing subject of ethics. In plain English, it examines the controversial facets of ethical thought, explores the problem of evil, demystifies the writings and theories of such great thinkers through the ages as Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, and so much more.
- Provides the tools to tackle and understand today′s important questions and ethical dilemmas
- Shows you how to apply the concepts and theories of ethical philosophy to your everyday life
- Other title by Panza: Existentialism For Dummies
Whether you′re currently enrolled in an ethics course or are interested in living a good life but are vexed with ethical complexities, Ethics For Dummies has you covered!
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What′s the difference between right and wrong? Do you know John Stuart Mill from Thomas Hobbes? This helpful guide gets you comfortable with the centuries–old study of ethical philosophy quickly and effectively! In plain English, it examines ethical thought, explains the writings and theories of great thinkers, and so much more.
Get a handle — understand the basic issues and questions of ethics, and why you should care about integrating ethics into your own life
Dig up the dirt — investigate whether human nature and ethics are related and delve into the connections (and disconnects) between ethics and religion and ethics and science
Look behind the curtain — get familiar with the key ethical theories you need to know, such as virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism
Apply, apply, apply — discover the many ways ethics has been applied to the real world, from biomedical ethics to human rights and everything in between
Grasp the lingo — learn some basic ethical vocabulary and how ethics relates to culture and opinion
Open the book and find:
Insight into whether humans are naturally good or evil
The role of religion and science in ethics
Challenges facing ethics
The importance of being a virtuous person
The ethics of consequences
Why the Golden Rule is universal
How to apply ethics to real life
What the ethics of principle really means
Ethical disagreements between individuals and cultures
A feminist approach to care ethics
Learn to:
Demystify the ethical writings of Aristotle, Confucius, and other famous philosophers
Examine controversial aspects of ethical thought
Tackle and understand today′s important questions and dilemmas
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For the title, I was hesitant for reading it, I wanted to read something more serious. But do not let the title fool you!! it really condenses the same information that you find in a more academic book, but combining it with a healthy doses of humor. Because the authors of this book used a more informal and relaxed tone, I really learned from it. I remember more from this book that my actual ethics textbook.
Bottom line, this is a fantastic introductory book for ethics, they really tried to not being bias about the topics covered in this book( which, believe me, it is very hard task in the ethics field!), and the best of all it is that greatly helped me to aced this my ethics class!
1. It is highly accessible for undergraduates. The design of each chapter gives concrete examples, bullet points, "warnings" about problems related to theories, special "remember" messages to focus on key themes, "ponder this" icons to raise issues of concern, and a delightful set of "Far Side" like cartoons to open each chapter. It is a "fun read" with some very serious content. Don't be fooled by the reader-friendly style. The content provided is substantive. Professors Panza and Potthast definitely know their ethical theory.
2. It is comprehensive and multi-cultural. The authors cover the bases from meta-ethics and normative ethics to applied ethics (i.e. biomedical, environmental, professional, human rights based, sexuality focused, and in dialogue with the emerging animal rights conversation). They also attend to frameworks often neglected in introductory ethics books such as a "feminist care ethics," questions of free will versus determinism as a context for ethics, as well as Confucian ethics and the "ethics as harmful" criticisms coming from Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Taoism.
3. It is independently structured. That is, one can go to a single chapter and understand the analysis without reading the rest of the book. The writers intentionally organized the project so that each chapter is comprehensible without references to other chapters. If additional references are helpful, the writers explicitly direct readers to the appropriate sections in other chapters for further clarification.
As an undergraduate ethics professor, I often face a problem. My students don't read the more complex primary and secondary sources I assign without highly intentional "reader review" paper requirements or computer message board commentary assignments. When they do the reading, they are often confused because critical analysis of texts is challenging work. This "Ethics for Dummies" book is precisely the kind of aid which would benefit them. I encourage instructors to review it as a source to help students genuinely grasp the material on an introductory level.
Ethics is a pretty intense subject, but Panza and Potthast approach the subject matter in a way that is fun and engaging. For those who haven't studied ethics, this book gives a very accessible introduction that uses real-life examples to explain difficult theories.
Others who have studied ethics will learn something as well. Panza and Potthast have done an incredible job not only listing and explaining particular ethical theories (which one could expect in any book that introduces ethics), but also providing critiques and counterarguments against those same ethical theories. I found Chapter 5 "Seeing Ethics as Harmful" the most interesting, as Panza and Potthast outline and explain the ethics-questioning theories of Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and the ancient Chinese Taoists. You get a sense that these two authors really know their "stuff" so-to-speak, and they do an excellent job of presenting it.
In conclusion, I highly recommend this book, whether or not you've studied ethics previously.
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