Ethics: The Basics introduces the concepts, principles, theories, and traditions which have evolved to address the moral quandaries of human life. The textprovides both a solid ethical framework and the practical conceptual tools necessary to stimulate independent thinking about ethical issues. Utilizing non-technical language, the author introduces a series of living ethical traditions, each with an associated set of key concepts, principles, and theories, including Virtue, Natural Law, Social Contract, Utilitarian, Deontological, and Care Ethics. The text considers western and non-western ethical viewpoints and religious interpretations of ethical concepts. Case studies, review questions, diagrams and an appendix with definitions for all the ethical concepts introduced in the book provide readers with a solid foundation of basic ethical principles, alongside the critical-thinking skills necessary to approach pressing moral questions.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8994-1
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 07/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés