Go-Monilla, Peter R.,

Ethics : a modular approach / Peter R. Go-Monilla, [and 3 others]. - 263 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I. The moral agent -- Ethics and philosophical inquiry -- Moral dilemma -- Ethics and culture -- Human beings, culture, and moral choices -- Cultural relativism -- Part II. The act -- Feelings and values -- Scheler's hierarchy of values -- Moral character and moral development -- Understanding human acts -- Fundamental option and fundamental stance -- Moral courage -- Reason and impartiality -- Part III. The frameworks and principles behind moral dispositions -- Aristotle's nicomachean ethics: virtue ethics -- Thomas Aquinas: natural law and happiness -- Immanuel Kant and ethics -- Hedonism and utilitarianism -- The virtue of justice -- Taxation and ethics -- The role of faith and religion in ethics -- Ethics and globalization.

"Ethics: A Modular Approach reflects areas of new learning, especially in the field of ethics and the dynamic interaction of culture and ethics. It introduces students to the fundamental moral theories and their proponents and relates them to the
development of one's moral and ethical behaviors. The book, through its various topics, presents to students the value of developing moral behaviors in order to make moral decisions. Hence, the activities in this book are designed to help develop moral behaviors among students while reinforcing the lessons that they have learned." -- Back cover

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Ethics.

BJ1025 / .G6 2019

170 / G533e