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Three Challenges to Ethics: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Multiculturalism

James P. Sterba

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In this unique work, James P. Sterba argues that traditional ethics has yet to confront the three significant challenges posed by environmentalism, feminism, and multiculturalism. He maintains that while traditional ethics has been quite successful at dealing with the problems it faces, it has
not addressed the possibility that its solutions to these problems are biased in favor of humans, men, and Western culture. In Three Challenges to Ethics: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Multiculturalism, Sterba examines each of these challenges. In the case of environmentalism, he argues that
traditional ethics must incorporate conflict resolution principles that favor nonhumans over humans in a significant range of cases. In terms of feminism, he maintains that traditional ethics should rule out gendered family structures and implement an ideal of androgyny. In regard to
multiculturalism, he contends that traditional ethics must endorse an ethics that is secular in character and that can survive an extensive comparative evaluation of both Western and non-Western moral ideals and cultures. The only textbook devoted to this topic, Three Challenges to Ethics is an
engaging text for introductory courses in ethics and moral problems and is also interesting and provocative reading for scholars and general readers.

Language: English

Pages: 160

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: August 31, 2000

ISBN: 0195124766

ISBN 13: 9780195124767

Three Challenges to Ethics: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Multiculturalism

James P. Sterba

4.4/5 ( ratings)

In this unique work, James P. Sterba argues that traditional ethics has yet to confront the three significant challenges posed by environmentalism, feminism, and multiculturalism. He maintains that while traditional ethics has been quite successful at dealing with the problems it faces, it has
not addressed the possibility that its solutions to these problems are biased in favor of humans, men, and Western culture. In Three Challenges to Ethics: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Multiculturalism, Sterba examines each of these challenges. In the case of environmentalism, he argues that
traditional ethics must incorporate conflict resolution principles that favor nonhumans over humans in a significant range of cases. In terms of feminism, he maintains that traditional ethics should rule out gendered family structures and implement an ideal of androgyny. In regard to
multiculturalism, he contends that traditional ethics must endorse an ethics that is secular in character and that can survive an extensive comparative evaluation of both Western and non-Western moral ideals and cultures. The only textbook devoted to this topic, Three Challenges to Ethics is an
engaging text for introductory courses in ethics and moral problems and is also interesting and provocative reading for scholars and general readers.

Language: English

Pages: 160

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: August 31, 2000

ISBN: 0195124766

ISBN 13: 9780195124767

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