Understanding ethics

Suitable for students taking courses in ethics and philosophy, this book explains the basics of ethical philosophy and applied moral reasoning to contemporary and perennial human dilemmas: truthtelling and honest; sex, love and morality; life, death and bioethics; public responsibility and political...

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Main Author: Preston, Noel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney : Federation Press , c2007
Edition:3rd ed
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