Markham, Ian S.

Do morals matter? : a guide to contemporary religious ethics / [manuscript] : by Ian S. Markham. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., c2007. - x, 212 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thinking about ethics -- Why not do wrong? -- Is the ethical a human construct or a factual realm? -- Do you just do what is right or do you try to predict the outcomes? -- Natural law and virtue ethics -- Ethics and the Bible -- Learning from the wisdom of the world -- Humanism : do we need God to realize that people just matter? -- Dilemmas in bed -- Dilemmas in business -- Dilemmas in medicine -- Dilemmas involving violence and power -- Dilemmas in government and leadership -- Dilemmas and the future : the environment, animals, and plants -- Becoming a morally serious person -- Taking an ethical position.

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Ethical problems.
Christian ethics.

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