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ContemporaryMoralProblemContemporaryMoralProblemContemporaryMoralProblemContemporaryMoralProblems
SeventhEditionbyJamesE.White2/26/2009SubmittedBy:NeferteriGraceP.Jumawan
 
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Book Review: Contemporary Moral Problems by James E. White
TableofContentTableofContentTableofContentTableofContentsBookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachelBookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachelBookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachelBookReview:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachelsBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnBookReview:Religion,Moral,andConsciencebyJohnArthuArthuArthuArthurBookReview:Master BookReview:Master BookReview:Master BookReview:Master-- -SlavSlavSlavSlave-- -MoralitybyFriedrichNietzschMoralitybyFriedrichNietzschMoralitybyFriedrichNietzschMoralitybyFriedrichNietzscheBookReview:TryingOutOnesSwordbyMaryMidgleBookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgleBookReview:TryingOutOnesSwordbyMaryMidgleBookReview:TryingOutOne’sSwordbyMaryMidgleyBookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMilBookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMilBookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMilBookReview:UtilitarianismbyJohnStuartMillBookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachelBookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachelBookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachelBookReview:TheDebateoverUtilitarianismbyJamesRachelsBookReview:TheCategoricalBookReview:TheCategoricalBookReview:TheCategoricalBookReview:TheCategoricalImperativesbyImmanuelKanmperativesbyImmanuelKanmperativesbyImmanuelKanmperativesbyImmanuelKantBookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotlBookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotlBookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotlBookReview:HappinessandVirtuebyAristotleBookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberBookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberBookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberBookReview:TheNatureandValueofRightsbyJoelFeinberg
 
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Book Review: Contemporary Moral Problems by James E. White
BookReview BookReview BookReview BookReview
Book Book Book Book 
:ContemporaryMoralProblems:EgoismandMoralScepticismbyJamesRachels
Amazon Amazon Amazon Amazon 
:http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0495553204/
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Ourordinarythinkingaboutmoralityisfullofassumptionsthatwealmostneverquestion.TheagentismerelydoingwhathemostwantstodoPeoplewillactunselfishlyallthetimeIfIwantonlygoodmyowngoods,andcarenothingforothers,thenImselfish;butifIalsowantotherpeopletobewell-offandhappy,andifIactonthatdesire,thenmyactionisnotselfish.”Apersonisundernoobligationtodoanythingexceptwhatisinhisowninterests.TheobjectofourattitudeistheattainmentofthegoalJamesRachels
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IwanttoknowandunderstandtheconceptofEgoismandMoralScepticismandhowdoesitaffectthebeliefandactofthepeople.Ialsowanttoknowhowtheauthorexplainshisstandregardingselfishnessandmoralviews.
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:Inthispart,JamesRachelsdiscussedEgoismandMoralScepticism.HediscussedthelegendofGyges.ThestoryisaboutGygeswhofoundamagicringanduseditforhisownmotives.Whenhefoundtheringanddiscoveredthecapabilityofthatring,heimmediatelygoestotheRoyalPalacetoseducetheQueenandkilltheKingsothathewouldbethenewKingandgetthethrone.Sinceheknewthatthemagicringcanmakehiminvisibleandcanmakehimgoanywherehewanted,hetookthatopportunitytodohisbadmotives.Becauseofthathewasthenewking.Then,whenthethronepassedtohim,hisbehaviourwastotallyunacceptable.Imaginehecanmakeanythinghewantedlikehecansleepwithotherwomanwithoutseeingthathewasthere,hecanalsokillinnocentpeople,hecanmakefreealltheprisoners,andhecandowhateverhelikedtothepeople.Itseemsthathefoundpleasuresinthiscase.Hetookadvantagetheusesofthemagicring.ThelegendofGygesshowsselfishnessandimmoralitybecauseofthefactthathekilledsomeonejustbecausehewantedtobethenewkingandwantedtheQueen.Inthisaspect,itwas

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