Ethics History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues |
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| Editor:
| Cahn, Steven M.
Markie, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-514200-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $68.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the second edition of the most comprehensive collection of readings in ethics and moral philosophy available. The book gives instructors flexibility in structuring their ethics courses, allowing them to choose material from historical selections, selections on ethical theory, and selections on modern contemporary moral problems. The readings are printed, where possible, without omissions. The second edition contains expanded selections from Plato's epublic and additional...
More DescriptionThis is the second edition of the most comprehensive collection of readings in ethics and moral philosophy available. The book gives instructors flexibility in structuring their ethics courses, allowing them to choose material from historical selections, selections on ethical theory, and selections on modern contemporary moral problems. The readings are printed, where possible, without omissions. The second edition contains expanded selections from Plato's epublic and additional material from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus, as well as classic essays by Prichard, Ayer, and Anscombe, plus articles by Michael Stocker on ethical theory, Jane English and Joel Feinberg on abortion, Thomas D Sullivan on euthanasia, Hugo Adam Bodau on capital punishment, and Judith Jarvis Thompson, Robert Simon, and Steven M Chan on affirmative action.