Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory - Softcover

Hinman, Lawrence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133050018 ISBN 13: 9781133050018

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY, FIFTH EDITION provides a comprehensive yet clear introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought, including virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology. Additionally, the book presents a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism to help readers understand the relationship among various theories. Lawrence Hinman, one of the most respected and accomplished professionals in ethics and philosophy education today, presents a text that gives readers plentiful opportunities to explore ethical theory and their own responses to them, using fascinating features such as the "Ethical Inventory" sections that appear at the beginning and the end of the text. End-of-chapter discussion questions, and the use of current issues and movies help students retain what they've learn and truly comprehend the subject matter.

About this title

From the Author:

Ethics is a conversation, and as author of this book on ethical theory I see my role to be that of the good host, introducing you (the reader) to those who are already engaged in the conversation (major figures in ethical theory) and filling in for you the background of what they have said.  My hope is that, with such an introduction, you can then participate more fully and knowledgeably in the conversation.

About the Author:

I am a Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego, where I have been teaching philosophy for several decades. My principal interest in the last ten years has been in ethics at the frontiers of science, including issues about search engines, stem cells and regenerative medicine, neuroscience (especially memory and compassion), and robotics. Both of my current books were written in conjunction with teaching courses at USD on these topics, and I am now working on a new book on ethics at the frontiers of science. In addition, I am currently working on two Amazon Singles, one on the movie "Gattaca" and the ethics of enhancement, the other on the movie "Dead Man Walking" and the ethics of the death penalty. Both of these come out of my teaching experience as well. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133050018
• ISBN 13: 9781133050018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 400