Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues (with InfoTrac) - Softcover

MacKinnon, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534564321 ISBN 13: 9780534564322

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Through a combination of the illuminating overviews composed by the editor and readings drawn from important traditional and contemporary sources, MacKinnon's ETHICS provides students with an introduction to both ethical theory and the moral debates surrounding a variety of contemporary issues. Edited with the intention of providing reader friendly, but not superficial, access to many complex concepts, ETHICS is a comprehensive and clear-sighted introduction to both the general and specific guises ethical deliberation is obliged to take.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0534564321
• ISBN 13: 9780534564322
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 496