Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings in Ethics - Softcover

Sommers, Christina; Sommers, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534605346 ISBN 13: 9780534605346

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive and provocative collection of both classical and contemporary voices in perennial ethical debates, VICE AND VIRTUE has established itself as one of the truly outstanding anthologies for Introduction to Ethics Courses. In contradistinction to many other introduction to ethics books that focus on the application of moral theories to various institutionally based social dilemmas, VICE AND VIRTUE is unabashedly committed to the exploration of private, individual virtue and responsibility. This book provides both an overview of seminal ethical theories as well as many stimulating readings chosen to encourage students' own reflection on how these abstract theories impact decisions they face individually in their everyday lives.

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Review:

-This book fills a very needed niche...The variety of readings in terms of their tone, their scope, and their interdisciplinary make this a very unique and innovative text. The reading selections are all highly appropriate to a larger study of both theories and practical application and, most importantly, they are interesting and engaging. The readings really inspire students to engage in in-depth, critical analysis. The groupings of readings within the chapters are much more thought-provoking than presenting the readings as separate units. The authors don't presume to inform the readers as to which viewpoint is -better- but instead presents a variety of readings encouraging students to truly analyze both the theorists as well as their own personal beliefs.- - Lori Rosenthal, Emerson College

Synopsis:

Students encounter arguments on social questions, moral conduct, and moral education. Featuring classical and contemporary readings for a course in ethics, this sixth edition of the anthology contains a chapter on the meaning of life, plus readings on Kant, Stoicism, and the ethics of cloning.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0534605346
• ISBN 13: 9780534605346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 672