{"product_id":"moral-theory-paperback","title":"Moral Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Oderberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoral Theory\u003c\/i\u003e sets out the basic system used to solve moral problems, the system that consequentialists deride as 'traditional morality'. The central concepts, principles and distinctions of traditional morality are explained and defended: rights; justice; the good; virtue; the intention\/foresight distinction; the acts\/omissions distinction; and, centrally, the fundamental value of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last thirty years have seen the burgeoning of applied ethics, in which moral philosophy is applied to concrete ethical problems. While this is a welcome development, it is also true that the discipline has been dominated by one particular ethical theory, namely consequentialism. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoral Theory, \u003c\/i\u003e and its companion volume \u003ci\u003eApplied Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003e provide a much-needed alternative to consequentialist orthodoxy. \u003ci\u003eMoral Theory\u003c\/i\u003e sets out the basic system used to solve moral problems, the system that consequentialists deride as 'traditional morality' and which they believe is 'dead'. The central concepts, principles and distinctions of traditional morality are explained and defended: rights; justice; the good; virtue; the intention\/foresight distinction; the acts\/omissions distinction; and, centrally, the fundamental value of human life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy challenging contemporary thinking, \u003ci\u003eMoral Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApplied Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e make a distinctive and provocative contribution to current debate, which will be useful both to undergraduates and professional philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid S. Oderberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading. A graduate of the Universities of Melbourne and Oxford, he is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Metaphysics of Identity over Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1993); co-editor, with Jacqueline A. Laing, of \u003ci\u003eHuman Lives: Critical Essays on Consequentialist Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and editor of \u003ci\u003eForm and Matter: Themes in Contemporary Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.05 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345370792185,"sku":"9780631219033","price":104.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bmtmdnhabU85cHFhV1dObEk1SVUyUT09.webp?v=1769742719","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/moral-theory-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}