| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-251). |
| Contents |
Part one. Confronting the unreliable provenance of morals. -- 1. Wherein I begin with the definition of the word -- 2. According to a convicted murderer, it has to do with character -- 3. A neuroscientist explains the evolutionary origins of morality -- 4. A brief history of mankind's attempts to rein in bad behavior -- Part two. Morality's scorecard -- 5. The editor of the "Financial Times" provides a cost-benefit analysis of principles -- 6. Instructions on how not to cheat -- 7. Pros and cons of doing the right thing -- 8. The law: tools of control, or instruments of enlightenment? -- 9. The political function of ethics -- Part three. Sex as moral provocateur -- 10. Monogamy (not so much anymore) -- 11. The screen as a siren -- 12. Testosterone: morality's enemy, as well as its hero -- 13. Immoral women: or just those having a better time? -- Part four. Taking the bother out of morality -- 14. Celebrities as standard-bearers -- 15. Reality defined -- 16. The web wonders what's so great about the truth -- 17. Ethically sanitized warfare -- 18. Immorality's black sun -- Part five. The future, or something like it -- 19. The moral vagaries of making babies -- 20. Mapping a post-gay culture -- 21. Is it progress if we barter with ethics? -- 22. Programming morality in robots (they'll show us how) -- 23. So who, exactly, gets to set the new rules? -- 24. Wherein I conclude by looking forward. |
| Subject |
Ethics, Modern -- 21st century.
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Conduct of life.
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Business ethics.
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Sexual ethics.
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Political ethics.
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Ethics, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00915883
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Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
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Business ethics. (OCoLC)fst00842675
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Sexual ethics. (OCoLC)fst01114835
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Political ethics. (OCoLC)fst01069286
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| ISBN |
9780385540933 (hardcover) : $26.95 |
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0385540930 (hardcover) |
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9780385540940 (ebook) |
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