Moral Value and Human Diversity / Edition 1

by Robert Audi

Overview

This short and accessible book is designed for those learning about the search for ethical rules that can apply despite cultural differences. Robert Audi looks at several such attempts: Aristotle, Kant; Mill; and the movement known as "common-sense" ethics associated with W.D. Ross. He shows how each attempt grew out of its own time and place, yet has some universal qualities that can be used for an ethical framework. This is a short, accessible treatment of a major topic in ethics by a senior and highly-respected figure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195312942
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/22/2007
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.64(w) x 5.46(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Robert Audi is David E. Gallo Chair in Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is an internationally distinguished contributor to ethics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of action, and philosophy of religion. He has published numerous books and papers in these fields and lectures widely in these areas and, more recently, in business ethics. He is a past president of the American Philosophical Association.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Major Ethical Views and the Dimensions of Value1. Ethical Theory and the Moral Fragmentation of Modern Life2. The Experience of ValuePART TWO: Human Diversity and the Ethical Challenges of Contemporary Life3. Moral Pluralism and Cultural Relativity4. Human Diversity and Democratic InstitutionsConclusionIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Audi does an admirable job of showing both laypeople and moral philosophers what the major moral theories have in common and why we are not driven to some form of moral relativism. He does this with the hope that we can actually make progress on some of the most pressing moral issues of our time."—Diane Jeske, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

"Audi compiles, in a succinct but comprehensive way, much of his ethical thinking distilled from several decades of scholarship. Recommended."—Choice

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