Practical Ethics

A Sketch of the Moral Structure of Society
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-50299-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 573 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Ethics

Originally published in 1949, this book covers both psychological and sociological aspects of moral life in Western society in the first half of the 20th Century and the historical influences on its thinking and way of behaviour. It discusses education, art, social structure, law and religion and ethical failure.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sturt, Mary

Hobling, Margaret

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Psychological Basis of Ethics 1. Benevolence and Egoism 2. Group and Sex 3. Socialization 4. Frustration Part 2: The Organization of Society in Relation to Morals 1. Social Pattern 2. Social Inequality 3. Myths 4. The Close Society 5. The Intelligentsia 6. Extension of the Moral Field 7. Ethical Failure 8. Leadership 9. Law and Religion Part 3: The Education of Children in Virtue 1. Indirect Training 2. Direct Training 3. Teaching the Myth 4. Art and Morality 5. Religious Education of Children

Über Autor(innen)

Mary Sturt