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The Little Book of Ethics: A human values approach The Little Book of Ethics offers a universal framework for ethics, based on core values associated with the five dimensions of the person. Paperback, 100 pages, 22.9cm x 15.2cm. Published by G.P. Martin. Forthcoming, August 2011. ISBN 978 0 9804045 4 8 $AU16.95 + postage
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Book description
Ethics is a central part of our lives. It is as basic and pervasive as thinking and feeling. But dealing with ethical issues can leave us feeling confused, uncertain and even guilty without knowing why. The Little Book of Ethics introduces us to ethics through the lens of values, and offers us five core human values – honesty, peace, right action, love and insight. It shows how these values can be applied in the different domains of our lives, and relates these values to the aims of human life, where ethics is united with meaning and purpose.
People do not all see ethics from the same perspective. The human values approach in this book enables us to see why people talk about ethics differently, and how to establish our own foundation of values. The book explains the different orientations to ethics that we encounter among people, and relates them to laws and compliance, and to the quality of our relationships. It shows how we can develop our understanding of ethics so that it becomes the gateway to living with a high level of integrity, peace and strength.
Discussion of ethics can fall into a variety of traps. It can be simplistic, pious, doctrinaire, bombastic or quaintly philosophical. The Little Book of Ethics is simple in conception but sweeping in scope. It is offered as a practical handbook for establishing the grounds on which you can live a worthwhile life.