Exploring Ethics
A Traveller's Tale
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 26. March 1998
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-631-19952-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is a lively, wide-ranging introduction to ethics. It provides accessible coverage of the main ethical theories which offer the basis for an exploration of key issues and recent developments in applied ethics. The author's approach differs from other recent introductions, eschewing the utilitarian approach in favor of a rights and virtue ethics alternative.
Reviews / Votes
"Exploring Ethics is not only enjoyable and stimulating; it also succeeds as an introduction to ethics without lapsing into the formalized appearance and stuffy taxonomy of a textbook." Raymond Dennehy, International Philosophical QuarterlyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-19952-6 (9780631199526)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/1998
1st Edition
Wiley
€66.99
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Person
Brenda Almond is Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy at the University of Hull, Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy, and joint editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy. She is the author of several books, which include Moral Concerns (1987), Education and the Individual (1981) and is the editor of AIDS: A Moral Issues (1990) and Introducing Applied Ethics (Blackwell, 1995).
Content
Preamble: The Traveller's Story. 1. Free to Choose.
2. Born Selfish?.
3. Pursuing Happiness.
4. Relativist Mutations.
5. The Resort to Rights.
6. Principles and Intuitions.
7. Virtue and Context.
8. Personal Connections.
9. Matters of Life and Death.
10. Equality and Diversity.
11. Freedom, Justice and Conflict.
12. Balance, Harmony and Environment.
Postscipt: The Traveller's Return.
Reading Guides.
Index.
2. Born Selfish?.
3. Pursuing Happiness.
4. Relativist Mutations.
5. The Resort to Rights.
6. Principles and Intuitions.
7. Virtue and Context.
8. Personal Connections.
9. Matters of Life and Death.
10. Equality and Diversity.
11. Freedom, Justice and Conflict.
12. Balance, Harmony and Environment.
Postscipt: The Traveller's Return.
Reading Guides.
Index.