Ethics in Context

About the Book

Ethics is burdened with an overload of theoretical and practical questions which belong more properly in the sphere of aesthetics, religion, politics, and/or law. This book is concerned with separating what is strictly ethical and what is not. It paves the way for a clear definition of the “moral good” and also for some final practical conclusions regarding the proper categorization and treatment of contemporary moral problems such as abortion, pornography, and nuclear escalation.

About the Author

Howard Kainz is Professor Emeritus at Marquette University, Milwaukee. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship for 1977-1978, and Fulbright fellowships in Germany for 1980-1981 ad 1987-1988. His major publications include Ethica Dialectica (1979), Democracy and the Kingdom of God (1993), and Natural Law: an Introduction and Reexamination (2004).