Contemporary Moral Problems

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Book Review: Contemporary Moral Problems by James E. White

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TableofContents TableofContents TableofContents TableofContentsBookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachels BookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachels BookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachels BookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachelsBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnArthur Arthur Arthur ArthurBookReview:Master BookReview:Master BookReview:Master BookReview:Master- -- -Slave Slave Slave Slave- -- -MoralitybyFriedrichNietzsche MoralitybyFriedrichNietzsche MoralitybyFriedrichNietzsche MoralitybyFriedrichNietzscheBookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgley BookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgley BookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgley BookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgleyBookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMill BookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMill BookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMill BookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMillBookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachels BookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachels BookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachels BookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachelsBookReview:TheCategoricalI BookReview:TheCategoricalI BookReview:TheCategoricalI BookReview:TheCategoricalImperativesbyImmanuelKant mperativesbyImmanuelKant mperativesbyImmanuelKant mperativesbyImmanuelKantBookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotle BookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotle BookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotle BookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotleBookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberg BookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberg BookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberg BookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberg

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Book Review: Contemporary Moral Problems by James E. White

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:ContemporaryMoralProblems:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachels

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:http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0495553204/

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“Ourordinarythinkingaboutmoralityisfullofassumptionsthatwealmostneverquestion.”“Theagentismerelydoingwhathemostwantstodo”“Peoplewillactunselfishlyallthetime”“IfIwantonlygoodmyowngoods,andcarenothingforothers,thenI’mselfish;butifIalsowantotherpeopletobewell-offandhappy,andifIactonthatdesire,thenmyactionisnotselfish.”“Apersonisundernoobligationtodoanythingexceptwhatisinhisowninterests.”“Theobjectofourattitudeistheattainmentofthegoal”–JamesRachels

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IwanttoknowandunderstandtheconceptofEgoismandMoralScepticismandhowdoesitaffectthebeliefandactofthepeople.Ialsowanttoknowhowtheauthorexplainshisstandregardingselfishnessandmoralviews.

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:Inthispart,JamesRachelsdiscussedEgoismandMoralScepticism.HediscussedthelegendofGyges.ThestoryisaboutGygeswhofoundamagicringanduseditforhisownmotives.Whenhefoundtheringanddiscoveredthecapabilityofthatring,heimmediatelygoestotheRoyalPalacetoseducetheQueenandkilltheKingsothathewouldbethenewKingandgetthethrone.Sinceheknewthatthemagicringcanmakehiminvisibleandcanmakehimgoanywherehewanted,hetookthatopportunitytodohisbadmotives.Becauseofthathewasthenewking.Then,whenthethronepassedtohim,hisbehaviourwastotallyunacceptable.Imaginehecanmakeanythinghewantedlikehecansleepwithotherwomanwithoutseeingthathewasthere,hecanalsokillinnocentpeople,hecanmakefreealltheprisoners,andhecandowhateverhelikedtothepeople.Itseemsthathefoundpleasuresinthiscase.Hetookadvantagetheusesofthemagicring.ThelegendofGygesshowsselfishnessandimmoralitybecauseofthefactthathekilledsomeonejustbecausehewantedtobethenewkingandwantedtheQueen.Inthisaspect,itwas