| Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues CONCISE EDITION Contributor(s): MacKinnon, Barbara (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1305077504 ISBN-13: 9781305077508 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $145.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170 |
| LCCN: 2014943332 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.3" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 8E CONCISE presents the major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of contemporary moral debates. First, readers are introduced to such ethical subjects as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and deontology, natural law ethics, virtue ethics, non-Western paradigms, feminist ethics, and care ethics. Then, these and other ethical concepts provide the framework for in-depth discussions on moral dilemmas such as euthanasia, sexual morality, economic justice, animal ethics, war, violence, and globalization. Plus, this edition brings the debate up-to-date with detailed discussions of timely moral topics such as same-sex marriage, structural racism, factory farming, pacifism, and global distributive justice. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacKinnon, Barbara: - Barbara MacKinnon is a professor emerita of philosophy at the University of San Francisco. During her 30 years of teaching, her instruction and writing focused primarily on the history of ethics and contemporary ethical issues. She enjoys reading widely, playing the piano, and traveling.Fiala, Andrew: - Andrew Fiala is chair and professor of philosophy at Fresno State University, as well as director of the university's Ethics Center. His scholarly writing focuses on war and peace, politics, religion, and ethics. He also is a columnist for the Fresno Bee. |