Doing and Being: Selected Readings in Moral Philosophy / Edition 1

by Joram Haber

Overview

Focusing on the field of Virtue Ethics, the book addresses compelling issues through the use of both classic works and groundbreaking new selections, many of which are anthologized here for the first time. Aristotle and Aquinas, Baier and Stocker are among the philosophers whose works are represented. Homosexuality, capital punishment, and wickedness are among the provocative topics addressed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780023485855
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	07/30/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	232.28(w) x 350.39(h) x 47.24(d)

Table of Contents

I. DOING: ACTION-BASED APPROACHES TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS.

A. Theories.

B. Applications.

II. DOING OR BEING: RIVAL APPROACHES TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY.

III. BEING: VIRTUE-BASED APPROACHES TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS.

A. Theories.

B. Applications.