What Is an Ethicist?

This book is written for all readers who are concerned about "What is ethics" and willing to reflect on moral issues. It pays attention to two aspects, one is the introduction of knowledge: that is, the basic concepts and main principles of ethics, And the views of some important ethical schools and philosophers in the history of Chinese and foreign philosophy; the second is the analysis of examples: including analysis of some recent real-life materials and illustrations, these analyses also melt into my teaching of "ethics Some experiences and experiences in the course "Introduction to Learning" and "Introduction to Applied Ethics".

What is ethics

Ethics is the science of ethics, also known as

Reading Instructions

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Objects and Problems of Ethics

1 Two attitudes towards moral issues

2 "ethics" and "morality" concepts

3 An example of moral phenomena

4 moral, immoral and immoral

The Nature and Relevance of Two Ethics

1 Emergence of ethics

2 The Nature and Task of Ethics

3 Internal division and external connection of ethics

4 Ethics and economy

5 Ethics and law

6 Morality and religion

Basis of Three Moral Judgments

1 Illustration of an ethical choice

2 Division of moral judgment

3 Obligation and Teleology

4 Egoism

5 Utilitarianism

6 Perfectionism

Demonstration of Four Moral Principles

1 Universality as a moral principle

2 Seeking consensus

3 Basics of Modern Social Ethics

4 Several possible directions for the demonstration of moral principles

5 Principles and exceptions

Five moral obligations

1 An example of introspection and fulfillment of obligations

2 Respect for obligations

3 Performance of basic obligations

Six moral emotions

Seven virtues, happiness and goodness

Eight justice

IX Global Ethics

Reading the bibliography

Brief Explanation of Ethics Concept

postscript

Objects and Problems of Ethics

"What is ethics?" When this question comes to our minds, we might as well ask ourselves: Why does this question come to me, and why do I care about ethics? Such a deeper inquiry is also very close to a philosophical reflection.

Generally speaking, the motivations to focus on this issue come from two aspects:

First, I may have encountered some practical problems that are quite disturbing and urgent: for example, I do nt know whether to tell the truth of what I know in a particular situation, or when I encounter an unjust What can I do to deal with it and so on. Sometimes I have done something, which caused criticism from others, and I started to feel extremely upset and anxious in my heart. At such times, I may be eager to seek some guidance or lessons that may help me sort out these issues. The question of "What is ethics" raised by the character Mika in Dostoevsky's "Kalamazov Brothers" cited under the title of this chapter is the anxiety of such practice.

Second, I may be interested in this subject. Due to professional, subject-related, or purely intellectual curiosity, I would like to know some of this knowledge, especially the latter pure curiosity is precious and always Those who have such a simple intellectual interest are those who are young forever and happy, even if they are old and young. For example, after Socrates was sentenced to death, he was still studying poetry in prison, learning to play the lyre, and still discussing philosophy the day he died. The philosophers of ancient Greece, especially the first philosophers, also showed a strong and pure surprise and curiosity about the world. They were called "children", and the ancient Greek philosophy was called "the childhood of philosophy". No reason. The science of the world is broad, and ethics is also a very philosophical article.