
Applied Ethics
An Introduction
Robin Attfield(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Published on 6. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-5095-4738-8 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophy has provided us with a wealth of moral and ethical theories. Applied ethics is the study of practical moral issues and our best philosophical theories, and how each can inform the other.
Acclaimed philosopher and textbook author Robin Attfield invites students to reflect on the key problems of our time. Through lively case studies of topics related to health care, international development, the environment, abortion, punishment and more, he reveals how standard ethical theories can be tested on these real-life scenarios and, if necessary, revised or discarded. Students are encouraged to be their own philosophers, exploring and reaching coherent stances across a wide range of areas of everyday concern.
Covering a typical applied ethics syllabus in a comprehensive and accessible manner, Applied Ethics will motivate philosophy students to engage with the most pressing moral issues of the twenty-first century.
Acclaimed philosopher and textbook author Robin Attfield invites students to reflect on the key problems of our time. Through lively case studies of topics related to health care, international development, the environment, abortion, punishment and more, he reveals how standard ethical theories can be tested on these real-life scenarios and, if necessary, revised or discarded. Students are encouraged to be their own philosophers, exploring and reaching coherent stances across a wide range of areas of everyday concern.
Covering a typical applied ethics syllabus in a comprehensive and accessible manner, Applied Ethics will motivate philosophy students to engage with the most pressing moral issues of the twenty-first century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-4738-8 (9781509547388)
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Person
Robin Attfield is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University.
Content
Acknowledgements
1 The History and Revival of Applied Ethics
2 Sketches of Some Ethical Theories
3 Inter-Generational Ethics
4 Inter-Species Ethics
5 Biomedical Ethics
6 Development Ethics and Population Ethics
7 Environmental Ethics and Climate Ethics
8 Punishment, Recompense and Capital Punishment
9 The Ethics of War and Peace
10 Applied Ethics and Ethical Theory
Bibliography
1 The History and Revival of Applied Ethics
2 Sketches of Some Ethical Theories
3 Inter-Generational Ethics
4 Inter-Species Ethics
5 Biomedical Ethics
6 Development Ethics and Population Ethics
7 Environmental Ethics and Climate Ethics
8 Punishment, Recompense and Capital Punishment
9 The Ethics of War and Peace
10 Applied Ethics and Ethical Theory
Bibliography