Ethics : theory and contemporary issues

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: MacKinnon, Barbara , 1937- (Author), Fiala, Andrew , 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stamford, Connecticut : Cengage Learning , c2015
Edition:8th ed
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ethics and ethical reasoning
  • 2. Religion and global ethics
  • 3. Ethical relativism
  • 4. Egoism, altruism, and the social contract
  • 5. Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill
  • 6. Deontological ethics and Immanuel Kant
  • 7. Natural law and human rights
  • 8. Virtue ethics
  • 9. Feminist thought and the ethics of care
  • 10. Euthanasia
  • 11. Abortion
  • 12. Sexual Morality
  • 13. Equality and Discrimination
  • 14. Economic Justice
  • 15. Punishment and the death penalty
  • 16. Environmental ethics
  • 17. Animal ethics
  • 18. Biotechnology and bioengineering
  • 19. Violence and war
  • 20. Global justice and globalization