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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450001303321

Autore

Gert Bernard <1934->

Titolo

Morality [[electronic resource] ] : its nature and justification / / Bernard Gert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-517690-1

1-280-56414-8

0-19-802859-8

1-4237-2213-2

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (457 p.)

Disciplina

171/.2

Soggetti

Ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS""; ""Chapter 1 Morality""; ""Chapter 2 Rationality and Irrationality""; ""Chapter 3 Reasons""; ""Chapter 4 Goods (Benefits) and Evils (Harms)""; ""Chapter 5 Moral Rules""; ""Chapter 6 Impartiality""; ""PART II: THE MORAL SYSTEM AND ITS JUSTIFICATION""; ""Chapter 7 Justifying the Moral Rules: The First Five""; ""Chapter 8 Justifying the Moral Rules: The Second Five""; ""Chapter 9 Justifying Violations""; ""Chapter 10 Moral Ideals""; ""PART III: VIRTUE, METAETHICS, AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPY""; ""Chapter 11 Virtues and Vices""

""Chapter 12 Moral Judgments""""Chapter 13 Why Should I Be Moral?""; ""Chapter 14 Morality and Society""; ""Notes""; ""Index"";

Sommario/riassunto

For more than thirty years, philosopher Bernard Gert has been developing and refining his distinctive and comprehensive moral theory. This book presents the fullest statement yet of his influential theoretical model.