What is a good anthology on or introduction to ethics and ethical theories?

Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2010 and filed under anthology | 3 Comments »

Why do you recommend it? Give me some background.

greek mythology?

the gods deal with lust and sex and violence and anger which are all of questionable ethical-ness.

and same with shakespeare stuff.

and the bible, at least the old testament. with that you could talk about how ethics have changed. some of the first stories are about super corrupt things, like women being mistreated. but it wasnt considered unethical back when it was written since women had such a low stature

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  1. gnrsd Says:

    theology
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  2. kendall Says:

    greek mythology?

    the gods deal with lust and sex and violence and anger which are all of questionable ethical-ness.

    and same with shakespeare stuff.

    and the bible, at least the old testament. with that you could talk about how ethics have changed. some of the first stories are about super corrupt things, like women being mistreated. but it wasnt considered unethical back when it was written since women had such a low stature
    References :

  3. Adam F Says:

    hackett publishing has a collection:

    http://www.amazon.com/Classics-Political-Theory-Michael-Morgan/dp/0872207765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241078657&sr=8-1

    blackwell publishing is another good source for philosophical anthologies:

    http://www.amazon.com/Blackwell-Ethical-Theory-Philosophy-Guides/dp/063120119X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241078777&sr=1-2

    http://www.amazon.com/Companion-Ethics-Blackwell-Companions-Philosophy/dp/0631187855/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241078777&sr=1-3

    for other good sources on ethics, consider exploring aristotle’s "nicomachean ethics" and kant’s "grounding for the metaphysics of morals". ayn rand has written and inspired many pieces on objectivist ethics, google her and read some of her stuff
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