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Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues - Softcover

Ruggiero, Vincent Ryan

 
9781559340717: Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues

Synopsis

This accessible supplementary text emphasizes the doing of philosophy rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics. With the aid of the text, students apply ethical principles to case studies that exemplify the kinds of moral issues that permeate their everyday lives.

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Every chapter concludes with approximately fifteen case studies.
Unique organization: The text first provides an overview of the need for ethics and then focuses on strategies for effective ethical decision making; the history of ethics and the key contributions of important moral philosophers are presented in a concluding chapter.
An appendix on writing helps students draft and revise their papers.
Brief and affordable, this is a perfect supplement for introductory ethics and applied moral problems courses.

Synopsis

An introduction to the kinds of moral issues that students face every day. This revision of Ruggiero's "The Moral Imperative" emphasizes the study and debate of ethics through the examination of over 350 case studies rather than a mere reading of the theory and historu of the subject.

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