Right and Wrong: A Practical Introduction to Ethics - Softcover

White, Thomas I.

 
9781119099291: Right and Wrong: A Practical Introduction to Ethics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1119099293 ISBN 13: 9781119099291
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

The newly updated Right and Wrong 2nd Edition is an accessible introduction to the major traditions in western philosophical ethics, written in a lively and engaging style. It is designed for entry-level ethics courses and includes real-life ethical scenarios chosen to appeal directly to students.

  • Greatly expanded and improved, this successful text introduces students to the major ethical traditions, and provides a simple methodology for resolving ethical dilemmas 
  • Treats teleological and deontological approaches to ethics as the two most important traditions, but now includes chapters on virtue ethics and the ethics of care 
  • The very accessible writing style speaks directly to students’ own experience 
  • Draws examples from three types of real-life ethical scenarios submitted by students: academic dishonesty, partying, and personal relationships 
  • Provides a concise treatment of this notoriously complex subject, perfect for entry-level ethics and applied ethics courses

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Thomas I. White is the Conrad N. Hilton Professor in Business Ethics and Director of the Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. His primary research focuses on the ethical implications of the scientific research on whales and dolphins, and his book In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral Frontier (Blackwell, 2007) addresses the ethical issues connected with human/dolphin interaction. Professor White is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, has served as U.S. Ambassador for the United Nations' Year of the Dolphin program and is an author of the Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans: Whales and Dolphins.

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1119099293
ISBN 13 
9781119099291
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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