Don MacNiven
Creative morality
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415000307
- author:
- Don MacNiven
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- London : Routledge, 1993.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 248
- Genre:
- Popular Philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Creative Morality explores how we think about and resolve moral dilemmas. Two fundamental approaches to ethics - Utilitarianism and Kantianism - have shaped Western moral thought, but MacNiven argues that they need to be combined in a coherent way to tackle modern moral problems.
The book examines complex issues such as academic honesty, medical confidentiality, terrorism, and euthanasia, using real-life hypothetical dilemmas to test theoretical approaches against practical reality. However, MacNiven shows that there is no single solution, as creativity plays a crucial role in moral thought.