Moral Measures
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Moral Measures

An Introduction to Ethics West and East

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Moral Measures

An Introduction to Ethics West and East

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Moral Measures is a clear, fresh and accessible introduction to ethics which carefully illuminates the difficult issues surrounding cross-cultural ethics and moral thought. By examining Western and Eastern moral traditions, James Tiles explores the basis for determining ethical measures of conduct across different cultures.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
9781134590346
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1 The Field of Ethics— A Preliminary Survey
  7. 2 Concrete Moralities
  8. 3 Sources of Validity
  9. 4 Conflict and the Search for Standards
  10. 5 Man as the Measure
  11. 6 Law as Measure
  12. 7 The Measure of Law
  13. 8 The Qualities of Exemplary Persons
  14. 9 The End as a Standard
  15. 10 Pleasure as the Measure
  16. 11 The Self as a Problem
  17. 12 Conclusion: Measures that Fall Short?
  18. Character Table
  19. References