A Short Introduction to Ethics Simon Blackburn offers a clear and concise introduction to ethics. This book explores themes such as skepticism, happiness, freedom, and moral foundations, and is intended for readers seeking an overview of important ethical questions.
The content is divided into three parts: first, arguments for skepticism about ethics are discussed; then, the connections between ethics and themes such as birth, death, and desire are examined; finally, a critical overview is provided of attempts to ground ethics, with attention to, among others, Aristotle and Kant.
Product information
- Author: Simon Blackburn (Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 14 March 2002
- Number of pages: 176
- ISBN: 9780192853776
- Subject: Ethics and moral philosophy
- BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
About the author
Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His work includes, among other things, Spreading the Word, Essays in Quasi-Realism, and the bestseller Think. He has made important contributions to the field and has served as editor of the journal Mind.