Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Ethics: The Good and the Right
Mario Bunge
€ 233.49
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Ethics: The Good and the Right
Paperback. Series: Treatise on Basic Philosophy. Num Pages: 427 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
The purpose of this Introduction is to sketch our approach to the study of value, morality and action, and to show the place we assign it in the systemof human knowledge. 1. VALUE, MORALITY AND ACTION: FACT, THEORY, AND METATHEORY We take it that all animals evaluate some things and some processes, and that some of them learn the social behavior patterns we call 'moral principles', and even act according to them at least some of the time. An animal incapable of evaluating anything would be very short-lived; and a social animal that did not observe the accepted social behavior ... Read more
The purpose of this Introduction is to sketch our approach to the study of value, morality and action, and to show the place we assign it in the systemof human knowledge. 1. VALUE, MORALITY AND ACTION: FACT, THEORY, AND METATHEORY We take it that all animals evaluate some things and some processes, and that some of them learn the social behavior patterns we call 'moral principles', and even act according to them at least some of the time. An animal incapable of evaluating anything would be very short-lived; and a social animal that did not observe the accepted social behavior ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
Series
Treatise on Basic Philosophy
Number of Pages
427
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401735896
SKU
V9789401735896
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Ethics: The Good and the Right