Ethical Theory: Classical And Contemporary Readings - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495006718 ISBN 13: 9780495006718

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2006

Synopsis

Learn how philosophy relates to every area of life. ETHICAL THEORY: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY READINGS cuts through the confusion and delivers a clearly understandable selection of the most influential classic and contemporary philosopher's major writings. It's all set up in a pro and con format, so you can watch the debate unfold before your eyes. Get the philosophy you need to know without the confusion with ETHICAL THEORY: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY READINGS.

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"His introductory analyses show a very strong grasp of the subject of each chapter. His ways of making distinctions and putting them into charts or tables is very helpful to teacher and students alike."

Synopsis:

Pojman (philosophy, US Military Academy, West Point) provides an anthology of readings from the classical and contemporary periods by Thomas Aquinas, Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Nagel, John Stuart Mill, Aristotle, David Hume, Charles Darwin, J.L. Mackie, Peter Singer, Susan Wolf, and Robert Nozick, among others. Sections focus on ethical rel

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0495006718
• ISBN 13: 9780495006718
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 681
• Editor: Pojman Louis P.