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A concise, yet engaging introduction to the field of ethics, this volume offers a systematic study of the foundations of moral responsibility. Montague Brown guides the reader on an examination of a wide range of ethical positions, including relativism, emotivism, egoism, utilitarianism, Kantian formalsim, and natural law. The discussion progresses from the weakest relativistic positions to the strongest absolutist postions, weighing the merits of each and ultimately arguing in favor of an absolute morality based on natural law. The book incorporates the voices of the major moral philosophers, from ancient to contemporary. It explains not only the history behind the development of each position, but also the roles science, democracy, and religion play in moral thinking today. Students and teachers of philosophy, ethics, and religion, as well as the general reader, will find that The Quest for Moral Foundations tackles the serious issues, yet offers an accessible introduction to the study of ethics.

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title:The Quest for Moral Foundations : An Introduction to Ethics
author:Brown, Montague.
publisher:Georgetown University Press
isbn10 | asin:0878406131
print isbn13:9780878406135
ebook isbn13:9780585178431
language:English
subjectEthics.
publication date:1996
lcc:BJ1012.B737 1996eb
ddc:170
subject:Ethics.
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The Quest for Moral Foundations
An Introduction to Ethics
Montague Brown
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Georgetown University Press, Washington, D.C. 20007
1996 by Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1996
THIS VOLUME IS PRINTED ON ACID-FREE OFFSET BOOKPAPER.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brown, Montague, 1952
The quest for moral foundations : an introduction to ethics /
Montague Brown.
p. cm.
1. Ethics. I. Title.
BJ1012.B737 1996
170-dc20 ISBN 0-87840-602-6 (cloth : alk. paper)
95-42088
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to my wife
first partner in the quest
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Contents
Preface
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Anything Goes: Relativism
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Religion and Ethics
2
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Cultural Relativism
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Historical Relativism
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Implications of Groups
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Subjective Relativism
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Theoretical vs. Moral Relativism
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Moral Responsibility
21
2
Do What You Feel: Emotivism
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Emotivism According to Hume
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Later Development of Emotwism
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Summary
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Me First: Egoism and the Social Contract
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Social Contract Theory
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Social Contract Morality Since Hobbes
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Conclusions
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All's Well That Ends Well: Utilitarianism
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Pleasure, Pain, and Morality
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Utilitarianism of J. S. Mill
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Rule Utilitarianism
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Scientific Approach
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Foundation for Moral Judgment
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Conclusions About Pleasure / Pain Theories
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