Ethics: Contemporary Readings

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Harry J. Gensler, Earl W. Spurgin, James Swindal
Psychology Press, 2004 - Philosophy - 314 pages
Ethics: Contemporary Readings is designed to lead any student into the subject and does so through carefully selected classic and contemporary articles. The book includes articles by the leading figures in the field and provides an excellent entry to the topic. The book complements Harry Gensler's Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge 1998).Articles are arranged under the following headings:* Initial Approaches to Morality* Further Approaches to Morality* Ethical Methodology* Normative Theory* Applied EthicsArticles by the following thinkers are included:Benedict Gensler Tokmenko HumeNagel C.S. Lewis G.E. Moore W.D. RossA.J. Ayer J.L. Mackie R.M. Hare SartreFrankena Habermas Kant HetzlerRicoeur Nietzsche Luther King KohlbergJ.S. Mill J.J.C. Smart Williams BrandtW.D. Ross Finnis Rawls NozickAristotle MacIntyre Slote ThomsonCallahan Singer O'Neill CallicottThe volume is prefaced by two extensive introductions by the editors and each article is also situated by an explanatory passage. This volume will be ideal for any student taking a course or module in ethics.

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