{"product_id":"why-be-good-a-historical-introduction-to-ethics-paperback","title":"Why Be Good?: A Historical Introduction to Ethics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuncan Richter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Plato's \u003cem\u003eRepublic, \u003c\/em\u003e the character Thrasymachus asks whether it is important to be morally good. He contends that the only rational policy to follow is one of strict self-interest; if you can get away with it, why not do the \"wrong\" thing? Why be good?\u003cbr\u003e Ideal for courses in introductory ethics or the history of ethics, \u003cem\u003eWhy Be Good?: A Historical Introduction to Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e takes up Thrasymachus' immoralist challenge, using it as a unifying theme throughout. An engaging and historically organized introduction, this unique volume explores the vital question of why we should be good. Author Duncan Richter presents a series of intriguing responses from the Western philosophical tradition, offering chapters on Plato, Aristotle, prominent thinkers in Christianity, Aquinas, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche, and several twentieth-century philosophers. In each chapter, Richter focuses on the main ethical theories of the philosopher(s) discussed, explaining their ideas on ethics, virtue, and character and the objections resulting from their arguments. Each chapter builds on the concepts covered in previous chapters; this historical approach results in a debate that elucidates the various theories and helps students understand each new\u003cbr\u003eargument as a reaction to those that preceded it. The final chapter integrates up-to-date coverage of feminist ethics; evolutionary psychology; contemporary continental philosophers (Derrida in particular); and analytic virtue ethics since Wittgenstein, with an emphasis on Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, and Rosalind Hursthouse. In contrast with other books on the topic, this text treats all theories equally, including religious views.\u003cbr\u003e Focusing on character and virtue ethics, \u003cem\u003eWhy Be Good?\u003c\/em\u003e encourages students to reflect on their own lives, on what it means to be good, and on \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e--and \u003cem\u003ewhether\u003c\/em\u003e-they should be good. The text is enhanced by key terms (boldfaced the first time they appear), Questions for Further Thought at the end of each chapter, and Suggestions for Further Reading throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52724132512051,"sku":"9780195325058","price":177.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SkU4VnJSa2VtSTh1Mi9aTkVlb1owUT09.webp?v=1763683276","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/why-be-good-a-historical-introduction-to-ethics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}