The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics

This study is an introduction to the problems of moral philosophy designed particularly for students of theology and religious studies. It offers an account of the nature and subject matter of moral reasoning and of the major types of moral theory current in contemporary moral philosophy. The account aims to bring out the major issues in moral theory, to present a clear, non-technical articulation of the structure of moral knowledge and to explore the relation between religious belief and morality.

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PETER BYRNE is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at King's College, London. He co-edits the journal Religious Studies. He has edited a series of books in medical ethics and is co-editor (with Leslie Houlden) of A Companion Encyclopedia of Theology. He is the author of Natural Religion and the Nature of Religion, The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics and (with Peter B. Clarke) Religion Defined and Explained.

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Preface Preface to the Second Edition The Nature and Objectivity of Morality Conscience, Moral Experience and Moral Theory The Moral Structure of Action Consequentialist Moral Theory Deontological Moral Theory Aretaic Moral Theory Morality without Religion Morality with Religion Appendix: Feminist Moral Theory Bibliography Index