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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| Language: | English |
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Sydney :
Federation Press ,
c2007
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The ethical challenge
- 2. Encountering ethics
- 3. Ethical theory: an overview
- 4. Responsible ethical decisions
- 5. Truthtelling and honesty
- 6. Sex, love and morality
- 7. Life and death: bioethical issues
- 8. War, terrorism and violence
- 9. Public responsibility and political ethics
- 10. Ethics in business and the professions
- 11. Environmental ethics
- 12. A global ethic for a global society
- 13. Values education
- 14. Sustaining the good life