Ethics by James P Sterba

Ethics by James P Sterba

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This text integrates the historical development of Western moral philosophy with feminism and multiculturalism, providing a sample of several Western classics in ethics in feminist and multicultural perspectives to cast light on the contemporary environment.

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Ethics by James P Sterba

Ethics: Classical Western Texts in Feminist and Multicultural Perspectives offers students a unique introduction to ethics by integrating the historical development of Western moral philosophy with both feminist and multicultural approaches. Engaging and accessible, it provides an introductory sampling of several of the classical works of the Western tradition in ethics and then situates these readings within feminist and multicultural perspectives so that they can be better understood and evaluated in our contemporary environment. While some of the non-Western works parallel the views defended in the Western works (e.g., Confucius's work echoes that of Plato or Aristotle), others question the Western perspectives (e.g., American Indian works provide an interesting challenge to Western moral philosophy). Confucius, Jorge Valadez, Ward Churchill, Moshoeshoe II, and Eagle Man present multicultural perspectives to the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Sartre, Rawls, MacIntyre, Korsgaard, and others. Noted feminists Christine de Pizan, Simone de Beauvoir, Carol Gilligan, Annette Baier, Susan Okin, and Rosemarie Radford Ruether also offer alternative views. Ideal for courses in introduction to ethics, history of ethics, and feminist ethics, Ethics: Classical Western Texts in Feminist and Multicultural Perspectives is also intriguing reading for interested general readers.
"Interested and broad-based approach to ethics"--Ursula Raynor, St. Martin's College
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ISBN 13 9780195127263
ISBN 10 0195127269
Title Ethics
Author James P Sterba
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2000-05-18
Number of pages 576
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