Hard questions : facing the problems of life /

"The hard questions are: Is there an absolute value? Must we conform? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Is justice necessary? How should we respond to evil? Is it right to forgive wrong actions? Is shame good? Should we be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions? Should...

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Main Author:	Kekes, John (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Conduct of life. Life. Morale pratique. ethics (philosophical concept) PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY > Social. Conduct of life Life Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	"The hard questions are: Is there an absolute value? Must we conform? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Is justice necessary? How should we respond to evil? Is it right to forgive wrong actions? Is shame good? Should we be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions? Should moral evaluations be overriding? These questions are hard because reasonable answers to them conflicting. The aim of this book is to show how hard questions can be reasonably answered"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	019091999X 9780190920012 0190920017 9780190919993