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How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time Iain King

How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time By Iain King

How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time by Iain King


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Summary

A guide to ethical thinking for everyday life. It presents an introduction to moral philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the Enlightenment and beyond. It argues that right and wrong need a Newtonian revolution so they are no longer a matter of judgment or guesswork, and presents a system of formulas for solving difficult moral quandaries.

How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time Summary

How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong by Iain King

This is a concise, accessible and entertaining guide to being good - the ideal introduction to ethics."How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time" offers a compelling and jargon-free guide to ethical thinking for everyday life. Iain King presents an introduction to moral philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the Enlightenment and beyond. He argues that right and wrong need a Newtonian revolution so they are no longer a matter of judgment or guesswork, and presents a system of simple formulas for solving difficult moral quandaries. Clearly argued, the book combines new ideas with old and rips apart traditional tenets of morality, dismantling even the golden rule that you should 'do unto others as you would have done unto you'. In their place, the author constructs a new, comprehensive system of ethics, identifying the basic DNA of right and wrong and offering clear advice on how to be good in today's complicated and challenging world.In places controversial and thoroughly engaging throughout, "How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time" is required reading for anyone with a difficult decision to make.

How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time Reviews

'Iain King's ambitious book is an honest attempt to think through and answer questions at the heart of morality. Anyone with an interest in practical answers to moral questions will find this book of interest too.' - James Garvey, The Royal Institute of Philosophy, UK
."..If your focus leaflets are starting to get soggy and you're frustrated with BBC political reporting, this book could be the perfect antidote for you - a reminder that there probably are deep moral truths out there and there is a reason to try to do what's right...This may well become a classic; it's certainly a good read, and definitely makes you think." - Liberal Democrat News

About Iain King

Iain King, a former fellow of the University of Cambridge, UK, and author of the acclaimed Peace at Any Price (Cornell University Press, 2006), has faced many testing decisions working in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Africa.

Table of Contents

Part I. The Problem: We Need to Make Decisions, But We Don't Know How; Part II. The Proof: Finding the Basics of Right and Wrong; Part III. The Principle: Refining the Help Principle; Part IV. The Programme: Extending the Principles to Other Problems; Part V. Practical Advice: For Real People in the Modern World; Part VI. The Prognosis: How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time.

Additional information

GOR004987493
9781847063472
1847063470
How to Make Good Decisions and be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong by Iain King
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2008-10-16
224
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