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Substantive and flexible, this is the most comprehensive ethics text available. It combines both theory and issues and text and readings. Ethical theory (Utilitarianism, Kants moral theory, natural law and virtue ethics) is covered in Part I. Part II contains contemporary ethical issues ranging from personal issues, such as sexual morality, to issues of public policy, such as legal punishment, and international concerns, such as war and peace and economic justice.
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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.
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1. Ethics and Ethical Reasoning. 2. Ethical Relativism. 3. Egoism. 4. Utilitarianism. 5. Kant's Moral Theory. 6. Contractarianism. 7. Morality and Human Nature. 8. Virtue Ethics. 9. Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care. 10. Euthanasia. 11. Abortion. 12. Sexual Morality. 13. Equality and Discrimination. 14. Economic Justice. 15. Legal Punishment. 16. Environmental Ethics. 17. Animal Rights. 18. Stem Cell Research, Cloning, and Genetic Engineering. 19. Violence, Terrorism, and War. 20. Global Issues and Globalization. Appendix: How to Write and Ethics Paper.
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- PublisherWadsworth Publishing
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0534203108
- ISBN 13 9780534203108
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages500
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