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Treatise on Basic Philosophy

Ethics: The Good and The Right

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Mario Bunge
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Part of the book series: Treatise on Basic Philosophy (TOBP, volume 8)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 1-7

  3. Values

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Roots of Values

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 11-40

    3. Welfare

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 41-60

    4. Value Theory

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 61-90

  4. Morals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Roots of Morals

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 93-132

    3. Morality Changes

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 133-157

    4. Some Moral Issues

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 158-193

  5. Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Types of Ethical Theory

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 197-242

    3. Ethics Et Alia

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 243-284

    4. Metaethics

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 285-315

  6. Action Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317
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    2. Action

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 319-353

    3. Social Philosophy

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 354-389

    4. Values and Morals for a Viable Future

      • Mario Bunge
      Pages 390-399

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 400-427
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The purpose of this Introduction is to sketch our approach to the study of value, morality and action, and to show the place we assign it in the system of human knowledge. 1. VALUE, MORALITY AND ACTION: FACT, THEORY, AND METATHEORY We take it that all animals evaluate some things and some processes, and that some of them learn the social behavior patterns we call 'moral principles', and even act according to them at least some of the time. An animal incapable of evaluating anything would be very short-lived; and a social animal that did not observe the accepted social behavior patterns would be punished. These are facts about values, morals and behavior patterns: they are incorporated into the bodies of animals or the structure of social groups. We distinguish then the facts of valuation, morality and action from the study of such facts. This study can be scientific, philosophic or both. wayan animal evaluates environmental A zoologist may investigate the or internal stimuli; a social psychologist may examine the way children learn, or fail to learn, certain values and norms when placed in certain environments. And a philosopher may study such descriptive or explan­ atory studies, with a view to evaluating valuations, moral norms, or behavior patterns; he may analyze the very concepts of value, morals and action, as well as their cognates; or he may criticize or reconstruct value beliefs, moral norms and action plans.

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