Ethics In A Nutshell: The Philosopher's Approach To Morality In 100 Pages [Paperback]

Fed up with the?caustic, combative pop political culture that seems to get more childish by the day? Wish you could help elevate public discourse, but not sure how?

Studying the philosopher's objective, methodical, respectful approach to morality is an excellent start, and Ethics in a Nutshell?by online philosophy professor and ethics bowl enthusiast Matt Deaton is an accessible and concise introduction like no other.?

Based on the open source version used by ethics bowl competitors?from coast-to-coast, and featuring new lectures by the author at YouTube.com/MattDeatonPhD,?Ethics in a Nutshell covers the basics of any good introductory college ethics course: what academic philosophy is, why philosophical ethics is compatible with religious moral reasoning, problems with moral subjectivism (or the view that morality is a mere matter of personal opinion), the four dominant ethical theories of Kantianism, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics and Feminist Care Ethics, the role of our moral intuitions, how to construct and evaluate moral arguments (especially moral arguments by analogy), how careful moral reflection can produce a coherent and logically defensible set of moral views, and how to arrive at an All-Things-Considered view that balances and takes into account all of the above.

All this in 100 quick, easy to understand pages plus complementary videos on each chapter -- some recorded in Dr. Deaton's home, one floating down a river, and several at landmarks in New York --?make Ethics in a Nutshell?the go-to resource for Ethics teachers, students, and citizens interested in thinking through tough issues with?their peers in a more thoughtful, reasonable way.