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Description for Ethical Life
paperback. Ethical Life sets out to act as a guide for those of us who want to better understand ethics. It offers answers to the two simplest and yet most difficult questions facing individuals who have fallen into the perplexities of contemporary life: Why be ethical, and how? Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Ethical Life sets out to act as a guide for those of us who want to better understand ethics. It offers answers to the two simplest and yet most difficult questions facing individuals who have fallen into the perplexities of contemporary life: Why be ethical, and how? Redner enlightens his readers with a comprehensive survey of the nature of ethics, touching briefly in his introduction on present ethical concerns and then drawing his readers into a deeper examination of the ethical systems and cultures from which those concerns emerge. The author poses the question: To what extent is ... Read more
Ethical Life sets out to act as a guide for those of us who want to better understand ethics. It offers answers to the two simplest and yet most difficult questions facing individuals who have fallen into the perplexities of contemporary life: Why be ethical, and how? Redner enlightens his readers with a comprehensive survey of the nature of ethics, touching briefly in his introduction on present ethical concerns and then drawing his readers into a deeper examination of the ethical systems and cultures from which those concerns emerge. The author poses the question: To what extent is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742512337
SKU
V9780742512337
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About Harry Redner
Harry Redner is the author of numerous books on ethics and the philosophy of science, including Malign Masters: Gentile, Heidegger, Lukacs, Wittgenstein and A New Theory of Representation: Towards An Integrated Theory of Representation in Science, Politics, and Art. He resides in North Caulfield, Australia.
Reviews for Ethical Life
"Redner writes in a very clear, direct, forceful style that is very appropriate for reaching an intended textbook audience. The narrative of the book collapses both spatial and temporal boundaries to arrive at the common elements that link East and West, the past and the present. His arguments are well-constructed and well-placed—appropriately crafted to carry the novice as well as ... Read more