How to be Good: or How to Be Moral and Virtuous in a Wicked World
Author:   Gary Cox (University of Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350154599


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 April 2020
Format:   Paperback
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What is goodness? Is goodness achievable, and if so, how? If being a good person is a matter of doing the right thing, then what is the right thing to do? Is it acting rationally, promoting happiness, exercising moderation in all things or respecting the freedom of others, or is it somehow a concoction of all these abilities, wisely adjusted to suit circumstances? In this instructive, entertaining and often humorous book, Gary Cox, best-selling author of How to Be an Existentialist and How to Be a Philosopher, investigates the phenomenon of goodness and what, if anything, it is to be a good person and a paragon of virtue. Part easygoing exploration of the age-old subject of moral philosophy, part personal development and improvement manual, How to Be Good carefully leads you on a fascinating journey through the often strange and surprising world of ethics, with ideas from Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche and a host of other moral philosophers.

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Author:   Gary Cox (University of Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.244kg
ISBN:  

9781350154599


ISBN 10:   1350154598
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 April 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. What is Goodness Goodness and Being Good Goodness and God Goodness and Philosophy 2. Achieving Goodness Goodness and Determinism Goodness and Egoism Theories of Goodness in General Goodness and Duty Goodness and Happiness Goodness and the Golden Mean Goodness and Freedom 3. The Reality of Goodness Metaethics Moral Objectivism Moral Subjectivism Back to Moral Objectivism – Just a Little Moore 4. Goodness at Issue The Abortion Issue The Animal Rights Issue 5. Concluding Remarks – How to Be Good Bibliography Other Media references Index

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Gary Cox has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK, where he is also an Honorary Research Fellow. He is author of The Sartre Dictionary, Sartre and Fiction, Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed, How to Be an Existentialist, The Existentialist’s Guide, How to Be a Philosopher, The God Confusion, Deep Thought and a biography of Sartre, Existentialism and Excess– all published by Bloomsbury.

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