An American ethic
a philosophy of freedom applied to contemporary issues
by Gerken, John D.
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An American Ethic takes the basis for American life - freedom - and describes the reality behind that abstraction, the transcendent nature of man. The book analyzes freedom and communication along with the inalienable rights and obligations that necessarily flow from the transcendent nature of man.
It explains and distinguishes the usual norms of morality: natural law, positive law, religion, and conscience; and then proceeds to discuss contemporary moral issues: sanction for crime, animal rights, business ethics, sexual morality, homosexuality, and abortion. In light of that analysis, the book critiques three recent and well-known works of ethics: Robert Pirsig's Lila, James Q. Wilson's The Moral Sense, and Peter Singer's Practical Ethics.
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An American ethic: a philosophy of freedom applied to contemporary issues
1995, Caslon Co., Caslon
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0391039369 9780391039360
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192) and index.
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