The time of our lives; the ethics of common sense / (Record no. 6551)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 30818362
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Transcribing agency NULRC
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Classification number BJ 1012 .A3 1996
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Personal name Adler, Mortimer J.
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Title The time of our lives; the ethics of common sense /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Mortimer J. Adler
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Fordham University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c1996
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 361 pages ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part one : the common-sense approach to the problem of making a good life for one's self -- Introduction -- How can I make a good life for myself? -- The accidents of fortune and the need to earn a living -- The disposition of one's time -- The five parts of life -- What should one do about earning a living? -- Why strength of character is needed to lead a good life -- Part two : defending common sense against the objections of the philosophers -- The philosophical objections stated -- The end we seek can be ultimate without being terminal -- The significance of the distinction between real and apparent goods -- The obligation to make a good life for one's self -- Relativity to individual and cultural differences -- Oughts can be true -- Real goods make natural rights -- Part three : the ethics of common sense -- The common-sense view philosophically developed: a teleological ethics -- Obligations to self and to others: individual and common goods -- Presuppositions about human nature -- The only moral philosophy that is sound, practical, and undogmatic -- Part four : the present situation in which we find ourselves -- Are there criteria by which we can judge our century and our society? -- Is this a good time to be alive? -- Is ours a good society to be alive in? -- The moral and educational revolution that is needed -- A concluding word about the critics of our century and our society.
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Summary, etc. Adler lays the groundwork for a common-sense approach to the problem of making a good life and of evaluating that life in reference to the merits of our present society.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element ETHICS
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    Library of Congress Classification     General Education LRC - Annex National University - Manila General Circulation 04/23/2012 Reaccessioned   GC BJ 1012 .A3 1996 NULIB000004310 05/20/2025 c.1 05/20/2025 Books