Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics

An Introduction to Theories of Right and Wrong

Steve Wilkens

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Ideas have consequences. And sometimes those ideas can be squeezed in to slogans, slapped on bumper stickers and tweeted into cyberspace. These compact messages coming at us from all directions often compress in a few words entire ethical systems. It turns out that there's a lot more to the ideas behind these slogans--ideas that need to be sorted out before we make important moral decisions as individuals or as societies. In this revised and expanded edition of Steve Wilkens's widely-used text, the author has updated his introductions to basic ethical systems: He has also added two new chapters: With clarity and wit Wilkens unpacks the complicated ideas behind the slogans and offers Christian evaluations of each.

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ISBN: 9780830869077
Producer:
InterVarsity Press
EAN: 9780830869077
Weight: 0.001kg
Binding:
Digital delivered electronically
File size: 1MB
Release Date: 02.09.2011
Language: English

Book contents

Preface and Acknowledgments 1 Bumper Stickers and Ethical Systems 2 When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do: Cultural Relativism 3 Look Out for Number One: Ethical Egoism 4 I Couldnt Help Myself: Behaviorism 5 Survival of the (Ethical) Fittest: Evolutionary Ethics 6 The Greatest Happiness: Utilitarianism 7 Its Your Duty: Kantian Ethics 8 Be Good: Virtue Ethics 9 The Moral of the Story Is . . . : Narrative Ethics 10 All You Need Is Love: Situation Ethics 11 Doing What Comes Naturally: Natural Law Ethics 12 God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It: Divine Command Theory 13 Unraveling the Options Notes

Steve Wilkens

Steve Wilkens (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of philosophy and ethics at Azusa Pacific University. His books include , , (volumes 2 and 3) and . He has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Mount San Antonio College, Glendale Community College, Fuller Theological Seminary and Azusa Pacific University's C. P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology.

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