| Contemporary Ethics Contributor(s): Shaw, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631202943 ISBN-13: 9780631202943 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Aimed at undergraduates, "Contemporary Ethics" presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics and is written in a clear and engaging style. It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. The book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject. In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 171.5 |
| LCCN: 98-28672 |
| Series: Contemporary Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.03" W x 9.05" (1.20 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aimed at undergraduates, Contemporary Ethics presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics and is written in a clear and engaging style. It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. The book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject. In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory. |
