Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) - Hardcover

Harry Gensler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415156246 ISBN 13: 9780415156240

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Ethics introduces the issues and controversies of contemporary moral philosophy to undergraduate students who have already done an introductory course in philosophy. It will help students to think more clearly about how to form their moral beliefs in the wisest and most rational way. The basic approaches to metaethics and normative ethics are related to specific issues, particularly those of racism, education, and abortion. Written in a clear and concise way by an experienced textbook author, Ethics will also be of interest to the general reader.
Unique features of the textbook:
* boxed key ideas
* Glossary of philosophical terms
* Chapter summaries and study questions
* Annotated further reading and Internet Web resources
There is an associated website for teachers and students at www.routledge.com/routledge/philosophy/cip/ethics.htm

About this title

About the Author

Harry J. Gensler is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Scranton. He is the author of Logic: Analyzing and Appraising Arguments (1989), Symbolic Logic: Classical and Advanced Systems(1990) and Formal Ethics (1996)

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415156246
• ISBN 13: 9780415156240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224