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Explore the major perspectives in ethical theory and contemporary
moral debates using MacKinnon/Fiala's ETHICS: THEORY AND
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 10th EDITION. Clear writing and organization
make complex philosophical concepts reader-friendly. Comprehensive
introductions to general and specific areas of ethical debate cover
a broad range of theoretical issues and applied topics. Chapters
include user-friendly opening vignettes like “What Do You
Think?” discussion questions, mid-chapter “Check Your
Understanding” quizzes, clear learning outcomes, chapter
summaries, and charts and tables of key ideas. Students will be
engaged by the way that real world examples and contemporary issues
are woven into the text, including extensive treatment of race and
gender. The text has a useful glossary and online learning
resources.
ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 8E CONCISE presents the
major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of
contemporary moral debates. First, readers are introduced to such
ethical subjects as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and
deontology, natural law ethics, virtue ethics, non-Western
paradigms, feminist ethics, and care ethics. Then, these and other
ethical concepts provide the framework for in-depth discussions on
moral dilemmas such as euthanasia, sexual morality, economic
justice, animal ethics, war, violence, and globalization. Plus,
this edition brings the debate up-to-date with detailed discussions
of timely moral topics such as same-sex marriage, structural
racism, factory farming, pacifism, and global distributive justice.
Explore the major perspectives in ethical theory and contemporary
moral debates using ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 9th
Edition. Overviews and a selection of readings from traditional and
contemporary sources make complex philosophical concepts
reader-friendly. Comprehensive introductions to general and
specific areas of ethical debate cover such influential ethical
theories as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and
deontology, natural law ethics, and feminist and care ethics.
Contemporary moral issues include euthanasia, sexual morality,
economic justice, war, violence, globalization, structural racism,
and same-sex marriage. MindTap offers assessments along with
animated ethics simulations that allow you to engage with the
philosophical issues and concepts discussed in the text.
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