Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Concise Edition — Barbara MacKinnon et al. (2015)

Book 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. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Book Details

• Author: Barbara MacKinnon, Andrew Fiala
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Published Date: 2015-01-01
• Published Year: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781305077508