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Academic Dishonesty
Academic Honesty
Affirmative Action Programmes
Animal Care
applied ethics
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Capital Punishment
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Confidential Medical Information
contemporary ethical dilemma solutions
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ethical theory synthesis
General Canadian Public
Human Suffering
Incompetent Subjects
Informed Consent
Kantian philosophy
Kantian Response
Life Boat
Moderate Pacifist
Moral Dilemmas
moral reasoning frameworks
Moral Tolerance
Morally Permissible
Non-sexist Society
Nuclear Disarmament
Open College
Pauline Principle
Radical Pro-life
Rational Moral Agents
real-world ethical cases
Sentient Existence
utilitarianism analysis
Warning Phone Call
York University
Product details
- ISBN 9780415000291
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 02 Sep 1993
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Creative Morality is a philosophical study of moral dilemmas. Western moral thought has relied on two basic ethical perspectives - Utilitarianism and Kantianism - to resolve dilemmas. MacNiven argues that no real progress can be made with modern moral problems unless these tradtions are coherently synthesised. The book deals with diverse topics such as academic honesty, medical confidentiality, terrorism and euthanasia and the hypothetical dilemmas used are based on real life situations so that theory might be tested against reality. Yet the solutions are not definitive because, as MacNiven demonstrates, creativity is an intrinsic characteristic of moral thought.
Carole Hodge is a former Research Fellow and Head of Research and Study at the South-East European Research Unit at the University of Glasgow, UK.
