1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794702103321

Autore

Adkins Brent <1969->

Titolo

A guide to ethics and moral philosophy / / Brent Adkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4744-2279-9

1-4744-2280-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

100

Soggetti

Ethics

Ethics - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Introduction: Three Questions -- PART I ETHICS HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? ARISTOTLE AND SPINOZA -- 1 Aristotle: Happiness is the Good (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 1 and 2) -- 2 Aristotle: Virtue and the Highest Happiness (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 2, 6 and 10) -- 3 Spinoza: The Universe and Power (Ethics, Parts 1, 2, and 3) -- 4 Spinoza: Emotions and Freedom (Ethics, Parts 4 and 5) -- PART II MORALITY HOW SHOULD WE ACT? KANT AND MILL -- 5 Kant: Happiness is not the Good (Groundwork, Part 1) -- 6 Kant: The Categorical Imperative (Groundwork, Part 2) -- 7 Mill: Happiness is Pleasure (Utilitarianism, Chapters 1 and 2) -- 8 Mill: The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number (Utilitarianism, Chapters 3, 4, and 5) -- PART III BEYOND HOW MIGHT WE LIVE? NIETZSCHE AND LEVINAS -- 9 Nietzsche: These are the Wrong Questions (Genealogy of Morals, First Essay) -- 10 Nietzsche: Morality and Power (Genealogy of Morals, Second Essay) -- 11 Levinas: Philosophy and Appropriation (“Ethics as First Philosophy”) -- 12 Levinas: Ethics and the Other (“Ethics as First Philosophy”) -- Conclusion: Beyond Beyond -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A student’s guide to ethics and moral philosophy in its historical contextDownload a free sample chapter (pdf)How should we live? How



should we act? How might we live? These are the three questions of moral philosophy. Brent Adkins traces the history of ethics and morality by examining six thinkers: Aristotle, Spinoza, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche and Levinas. The book is divided into 3 sections – Ethics, Morality and Beyond. Two thinkers are paired in each section to show you how the important questions of moral philosophy have been answered so that you might better answer them for yourself. You’ll learn what the philosophers actually said about how to live the best kind of life and, more importantly, why.Key FeaturesEach chapter includes definitions of key termsThe end of each chapter includes summaries and discussion questions, which reinforce and apply the materialThe discussion of each thinker is centered on a specific text for ease of reference and clarity of understanding: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Spinoza’s Ethics, Kant’s Groundwork, Mill’s Utilitarianism, Nietzsche’s Genealogy and Levinas’ ‘Ethics as First Philosophy’Includes a glossary and a helpful timeline to contextualise each philosopher's life and work"

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974365203321

Autore

Degenne Alain

Titolo

Introducing social networks / / Alain Degenne, Michel Forse ; translated by Arthur Borges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

9786611361976

9781446226193

1446226190

9781281361974

1281361976

9781849209373

1849209375

9781847876843

1847876846

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 248 p.) : ill

Collana

Introducing statistical methods

Altri autori (Persone)

ForseMichel

Disciplina

305.01

Soggetti

Social networks

Sociology - Methodology

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 (p. [229]-240) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Paradigm of Structural Analysis; 1 Social Relationships and Networks; 2 Personal Networks and Local Circles; 3 Graph Theory; 4 Equivalence and Cohesion; 5 Social Capital; 6 Power and Centrality; 7 Dynamics; 8 Multiple Affiliations; Appendix; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This introduction to the study of social networks seeks to provide an up-to-date review of the latest research and techniques in the field. It also aims to explain the theory of social structures.