Ethics A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory

Name: Ethics A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory
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ISBN: 9780495006749

ISBN-10: 0495006742

ISBN-13: 9780495006749

Edition: 4th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Lawrence M. Hinman

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Written by one of today's foremost ethics teachers, this text not only provides an introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought?such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology?but also offers a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism for understanding the relationship among these various theories. Including unique features such as a preparatory "ethical inventory" that gauges a student's initial ethical outlook and interviews with many leading ethical theorists that highlight key ethical principles and these thinkers' contributions to contemporary ethical debates, ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY is a book very much of its times. Through its three prior…

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List price: $162.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/30/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.506



Preface



The Moral Point of View



Moral Conflict



The Ethics of Divine Commands: Religious Moralities



The Ethics of Selfishness: Egoism



The Ethics of Consequences: Utilitarianism



The Ethics of Duty: Immanuel Kant



The Ethics of Rights: Contemporary Theories



The Ethics of Justice: From Plato to Rawls



The Ethics of Character: Aristotle and Our Contemporaries



The Ethics of Diversity: Gender



The Ethics of Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism



Conclusion: Toward a Global Ethic of Peace


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