Applied Ethics: Philosophical Reflections on Modern Lifestyles

Author: Lu Feng
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book adopts bidirectional reflection as its fundamental methodological principle, elaborating on the intellectual and sociohistorical context of the rise of applied ethics, discussing its basic methods and principles, and pointing out that the emergence of applied ethics represents a fundamental turn in contemporary moral philosophy. Building on this foundation, with a candid attitude, it explores major issues in specialized fields of applied ethics such as environmental ethics, economic ethics, bioethics, political ethics, and technological ethics, as well as the relationship between modernity and morality and the relationship between belief and morality. On this basis, it critically reflects on modernity in light of major issues in contemporary applied ethics, pointing out the gains and losses of modernization and diagnosing the ailments of modern civilization. The book covers the basic content, development trends, and criticisms of modern civilization's flaws by applied ethics, while also proposing solutions. Although the book argues that the majority of people are deeply influenced by materialism, economicism, and consumerism, and that the beliefs they hold may not be correct, it does not advocate for authoritarian opposition to materialism, economicism, and consumerism. The author merely wishes to exercise the right to speak that a scholar ought to have, articulating their views through reasoned arguments.