Foundations of ethics / edited by Leroy S. Rouner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Boston University studies in philosophy and religion ; v. 4Publication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c1983.Description: xvi, 237 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 02680028613
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 19
LOC classification:
  • BJ 1012 .F637 1983
Contents:
Part 1. Christianity and modern culture Part 2. Issues in philosophical ethics Part 3. Ethics in a world community
Kant and the mythic roots of morality / John R. Silber -- Reason, tradition, community / Charles Davis --"But we do see Jesus" / John Howard Yoder -- Pilgrimage to communitarian personalism / Walter G. Muelder -- Utilitarianism and the goodness of persons / Lynda Sharp Paine -- Rights, privacy, and tainted ideals / Edward W. James -- Confession and moral choice / Sissela Bok -- Supererogation / Daniel R. DeNicola -- The ethics of the auspicious / John B. Carman -- Ethics and mysticism / Steven T. Katz -- Tragic choices / Roger S. Gottlieb -- Reflections on the ambiguity of science / Robert S. Cohen.
Item type: Books

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Christianity and modern culture
Part 2. Issues in philosophical ethics
Part 3. Ethics in a world community

Kant and the mythic roots of morality / John R. Silber -- Reason, tradition, community / Charles Davis --"But we do see Jesus" / John Howard Yoder -- Pilgrimage to communitarian personalism / Walter G. Muelder -- Utilitarianism and the goodness of persons / Lynda Sharp Paine -- Rights, privacy, and tainted ideals / Edward W. James -- Confession and moral choice / Sissela Bok -- Supererogation / Daniel R. DeNicola -- The ethics of the auspicious / John B. Carman -- Ethics and mysticism / Steven T. Katz -- Tragic choices / Roger S. Gottlieb -- Reflections on the ambiguity of science / Robert S. Cohen.