Logic and Ethics

by Peter Geach (Editor), Jacek Holówka (Editor)

Overview

Designed to help nursing students prepare for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam, the third edition of this exam assesses their knowledge and abilities before they take the Boards. The AssessTest is comprised of 265 questions that reflect the stand-alone format and distribution of content according to the NCLEX-RN test plan. A detailed computer evaluation analyses individual strengths and weaknesses to help students plan study time more effectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401054812
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	09/25/2012
Series:	Nijhoff International Philosophy Series , #41
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Ethics and the Limits of Consistency.- 2. Negative Values.- 3. Whatever Happened to Deontic Logic.- 4. The Ethical Root of Language.- 5. The Principle of Transcendence and the Foundation of Axiology.- 6. Deontic Logic and Imperative Logic.- 7. Against Tolerating the Intolerable.- 8. Winning Against and With the Opponent.- 9. Meaning—Norms and Objectivity.- 10. On the Logic of Practical Evaluation.- 11. The Deductive Model in Ethics.- 12. Truth—Value of Ethical Statements: Some Philosophical Implications of the Model—Theoretic Defintion of Truth.- 13. On Subjective Appreciation of Objective Moral Points.- 14. On Fair Distribution of Indivisible Goods.- 15. Needs and Values.

Editorial Reviews

'All in all, this a volume that is indispensable for any academic library worthy of the name....On that basis alone I recommend it wholeheartedly.' Ethics Jan. 1992

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