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- catalog contributor b2507340.
- catalog created "[1975]".
- catalog date "1975".
- catalog date "[1975]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1975]".
- catalog description "1. Civil disobedience : Distinguishing between problems ; Defining the problem ; Arguments against civil disobedience : Political obligation ; The principle of democracy and majority rule ; Unnecessary evil ; Lawlessness and violence ; Universalizability. Arguments for civil disobedience : Preservation of moral integrity ; The duty to combat immorality ; A means of social progress ; No practicable alternative ; Government may exceed its authority. Rebuttals and rejoinders : Political obligation ; A means of social progress ; Lawlessness and violence. Conditional civil disobedience -- 2. Right and wrong : From moral arguments to ethical theories : Theories of obligation : The mores ; the law of God ; One characteristic of the act ; One or more characteristics of the act ; The agent's welfare ; The utility of the act ; The utility of the rule ; Universalizability ; Respect for persons. Act-utilitarianism defended -- 3. Marijuana : Defining the problem ; Alleged values of marijuana : Pleasure ; Innocent release ; Communication ; Knowledge; Creativity. Reputed evils of marijuana : Accidents ; Crime ; Incapacitating ; Steppingstone ; Penalties. Reexamination of some arguments : Knowledge ; Crime ; Innocent release. Weighing the evidence -- 4. The good : Isolating intrinsic value : Theories of value : Pleasure ; The object of positive interest ; The vision of God ; Love ; Virtue ; Power ; Self-realization ; Several irreducible things. Axiological pluralism again -- 5. Premarital sex : Defining the problem : The condemnation of premarital sex : Willful disobedience to God ; Prohibited by the mores ; Undermines fidelity ; Irrational desire ; The unnatural act. The exculpation of premarital sex : A purely natural act ; Loving acts ; Without exploitation or deceit ; A private affair ; "Everyone does it." A reconsideration of some arguments : An unnatural act ; Prohibited by the mores ; Loving acts. A moral judgment".
- catalog description "12. Moral knowledge : Metaethical problems ; Theories of moral knowledge : Ethical skepticism ; Ethical relativism ; Ethical emotivism ; By consulting an authority ; By revelation ; By and intuition of the act ; By and intuition of a moral principle ; by using a naturalistic definition ; By the scientific method. By weighing the reasons -- Conclusion : The ascent to theory ; Ethical systems ; The anatomy of ethics ; Theory and practice.".
- catalog description "6. Moral value : Theories of moral value : Actual consequences of the act ; Intended consequences of the act ; Righteousness ; Love ; Conscientiousness ; Human reason ; the human constitution ; Useful character traits ; Noble character traits. Many motives -- 7. Abortion : Defining the problem : Reasons for permissive legislation : The health of the mother ; Handicapped children ; Criminal acts ; Discrimination ; Illegal abortions ; Overpopulation ; The right to privacy. Reasons for restrictive legislation : Harm to the mother ; Better alternatives ; Promiscuity ; Murder ; Dangerous precedent ; The rights of the unborn. Rethinking one argument : Morally justified exceptions ; The human soul ; Defining a person. A case for abortion on demand -- 8. The end of the law : Theories of the purpose of the law : Peace ; Morality ; Natural rights ; the common good ; The good of humanity ; Freedom ; Justice. The good of all sentient beings -- ".
- catalog description "9. Open housing : Defining the problem : the case for open housing : The civil rights act of 1866 ; The constitution ; Human rights ; Equality ; Justice ; Social costs. The case against open housing : The right to property ; An undeserved right ; Enforcement harmful ; The will of God ; Miscegenation. The arguments on trial : Appeal to basic rights ; Equality. The right reaffirmed -- 10. "A right" : "A right": Several proposed meanings : A liberty ; A permission ; A power ; An interest ; A claim ; A judicial remedy ; A relative duty ; A conditional duty. Toward a definition -- 11. Capital punishment : Defining the problem ; Arguments for capital punishment : Prevention ; Deterrence ; Retribution ; Self-defense ; Fulfilling a duty. Arguments against capital punishment : The moral law ; Monstrous harm ; Unnecessary evil ; Irremediability ; Corrupting influence. Criticism of some arguments : The moral law ; Deterrence. A critical conclusion -- ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographies and index.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 328 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Morals & ethics.".
- catalog identifier "0673050130".
- catalog isFormatOf "Morals & ethics.".
- catalog issued "1975".
- catalog issued "[1975]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman,".
- catalog relation "Morals & ethics.".
- catalog subject "170".
- catalog subject "BJ1012 .W425".
- catalog subject "Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Social ethics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Civil disobedience : Distinguishing between problems ; Defining the problem ; Arguments against civil disobedience : Political obligation ; The principle of democracy and majority rule ; Unnecessary evil ; Lawlessness and violence ; Universalizability. Arguments for civil disobedience : Preservation of moral integrity ; The duty to combat immorality ; A means of social progress ; No practicable alternative ; Government may exceed its authority. Rebuttals and rejoinders : Political obligation ; A means of social progress ; Lawlessness and violence. Conditional civil disobedience -- 2. Right and wrong : From moral arguments to ethical theories : Theories of obligation : The mores ; the law of God ; One characteristic of the act ; One or more characteristics of the act ; The agent's welfare ; The utility of the act ; The utility of the rule ; Universalizability ; Respect for persons. Act-utilitarianism defended -- 3. Marijuana : Defining the problem ; Alleged values of marijuana : Pleasure ; Innocent release ; Communication ; Knowledge; Creativity. Reputed evils of marijuana : Accidents ; Crime ; Incapacitating ; Steppingstone ; Penalties. Reexamination of some arguments : Knowledge ; Crime ; Innocent release. Weighing the evidence -- 4. The good : Isolating intrinsic value : Theories of value : Pleasure ; The object of positive interest ; The vision of God ; Love ; Virtue ; Power ; Self-realization ; Several irreducible things. Axiological pluralism again -- 5. Premarital sex : Defining the problem : The condemnation of premarital sex : Willful disobedience to God ; Prohibited by the mores ; Undermines fidelity ; Irrational desire ; The unnatural act. The exculpation of premarital sex : A purely natural act ; Loving acts ; Without exploitation or deceit ; A private affair ; "Everyone does it." A reconsideration of some arguments : An unnatural act ; Prohibited by the mores ; Loving acts. A moral judgment".
- catalog tableOfContents "12. Moral knowledge : Metaethical problems ; Theories of moral knowledge : Ethical skepticism ; Ethical relativism ; Ethical emotivism ; By consulting an authority ; By revelation ; By and intuition of the act ; By and intuition of a moral principle ; by using a naturalistic definition ; By the scientific method. By weighing the reasons -- Conclusion : The ascent to theory ; Ethical systems ; The anatomy of ethics ; Theory and practice.".
- catalog tableOfContents "6. Moral value : Theories of moral value : Actual consequences of the act ; Intended consequences of the act ; Righteousness ; Love ; Conscientiousness ; Human reason ; the human constitution ; Useful character traits ; Noble character traits. Many motives -- 7. Abortion : Defining the problem : Reasons for permissive legislation : The health of the mother ; Handicapped children ; Criminal acts ; Discrimination ; Illegal abortions ; Overpopulation ; The right to privacy. Reasons for restrictive legislation : Harm to the mother ; Better alternatives ; Promiscuity ; Murder ; Dangerous precedent ; The rights of the unborn. Rethinking one argument : Morally justified exceptions ; The human soul ; Defining a person. A case for abortion on demand -- 8. The end of the law : Theories of the purpose of the law : Peace ; Morality ; Natural rights ; the common good ; The good of humanity ; Freedom ; Justice. The good of all sentient beings -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "9. Open housing : Defining the problem : the case for open housing : The civil rights act of 1866 ; The constitution ; Human rights ; Equality ; Justice ; Social costs. The case against open housing : The right to property ; An undeserved right ; Enforcement harmful ; The will of God ; Miscegenation. The arguments on trial : Appeal to basic rights ; Equality. The right reaffirmed -- 10. "A right" : "A right": Several proposed meanings : A liberty ; A permission ; A power ; An interest ; A claim ; A judicial remedy ; A relative duty ; A conditional duty. Toward a definition -- 11. Capital punishment : Defining the problem ; Arguments for capital punishment : Prevention ; Deterrence ; Retribution ; Self-defense ; Fulfilling a duty. Arguments against capital punishment : The moral law ; Monstrous harm ; Unnecessary evil ; Irremediability ; Corrupting influence. Criticism of some arguments : The moral law ; Deterrence. A critical conclusion -- ".
- catalog title "Morals & ethics / Carl Wellman. --".
- catalog type "text".