The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy - Softcover

Rachels, James; Rachels, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073407402 ISBN 13: 9780073407401

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009

Synopsis

This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.

This fifth edition contains new essays about prostitution, monogamy, date rape, terrorism, torture, genetic engineering, and the atomic bombings of Japan.

About this title

Book Description:

This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.

About the Author:

James Rachels is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birminghamand is widely respected in the field of moral philosophy. He is also the author of THE END OF LIFE: Euthanasia and Morality and CREATED FROM ANIMALS: The Moral Implications of Darwinism.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0073407402
• ISBN 13: 9780073407401
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 336