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Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 170
EAN: 9780534619367
Edition: 5
ISBN: 0534619363
Label: Wadsworth Publishing
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: January 25, 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing
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Editorial Review:
How do you know right from wrong? ETHICS: DISCOVERING RIGHT AND WRONG shows you how history's greatest thinkers have understood ethics and gives you the tools to decide for yourself what's moral and immoral. And, of course, along the way youll master the basics of ethical philosophy.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Clear, accessible... and full of mistakes
I find it amazing that this book is so popular -- currently in its fifth edition. It is, to put it bluntly, filled with mistakes that no professional philosopher (not to mention one who specializes in ethics!) should ever make. Crucial distinctions are omitted, problems are mischaracterized, basic views are caricatured, contemporary developments are ignored... and so on, throughout the text. The attractiveness of this book lies in its clear, accessible prose... but unfortunately, it ends there, ... Read More
Rating:  - Mixed feelings - best general overview but full of simple mistakes
First of all this book is way overpriced here (or maybe in general in English). I own a translated copy which was like 10-15$.
As for the content, at one hand it is the best general overview with many fun examples from literature. It is much better than Rachels's book for example.
On the other hand Pojmans discussions about objectivism (ch. 3) and his chapters on relativism (2), value (4) and meta-ethics (11-12)are deeply confused. The biggest confusion seems to stem from ... Read More
Rating: - A good read for the religious ethicist.
Pojman does a superb job of illustrating many different approaches to ethics, providing examples of practical application of each. This helps the reader develop a critical mind, capable of reasoning his or her way through ethical dilemmas that we all face on a daily basis. Pojman is not afraid to go for the jugular on approaches in which he finds serious flaws, such as cultural and ethical relativism. The reader will find that Pojman does not adhere to one ethical theory in particular, but rather calls ... Read More
Rating:  - A Thought Provoking Look at Ethical Decision Making
Louis Pojman does an excellent job of discussing ethical decision making by presenting a variety of arguments and analyzing each one in a variety of different situations. He uses a wide scope of information from ethicists, philosophers and Christian teachings to promote self examination of your own personal code of ethics, all the while reminding you of what is at the core of ethical decisions: people. This thought provoking and unique look at ethics will challenge the reader and help them in their personal ... Read More
Rating: - Good overview, but not impartial
Pojman does an excellent job of covering a lot of ground in this relatively short book. The writing is clear and easy to understand. However, I would not say that this book invites readers to discover their own ethical theories, as the back cover claims, because Pojman clearly discounts certain ethical theories and embraces others. Rather than discovering right and wrong on one's own, the reader instead is led down a path that discounts relativism and embraces objectivism and virtue ethics. Those aren't ... Read More
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