Applying Ethics: A Text With Readings

Olen, Jeffrey; Barry, Vincent

ISBN 10: 0534164706 / ISBN 13: 9780534164706

Published by Belmont, California, U.S.A.: Wadsworth Pub Co, 1992, 1992

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This is a well read copy. Heavy dust-staining to the wrap / to the edges of the pages. Sporadic creasing to the wraps. Stickers to the lower edge of the spine / to the bottom edge of the front wrap. Sporadic crinkling / highlighting to the internal pages. The binding is sound. This is a solid copy and a interesting read!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Applying Ethics: A Text With Readings
• Publisher: Belmont, California, U.S.A.: Wadsworth Pub Co, 1992
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534164706
• ISBN 13: 9780534164706
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis

From the debate over stem cell research to the heated discussions surrounding war, terrorism, and civil liberties, APPLYING ETHICS: A TEXT WITH READINGS gives you a contemporary and compelling look at the many ethical dilemmas that abound in today's world. This best-selling book introduces you to ethics through its proven formula of engaging commentary, seminal readings, and thought-provoking cases drawn from a wide range of contemporary social debates. The authors give you a basic overview of the most important ethical theories in the first chapter, with each subsequent chapter taking a current ethical issue as its focus. Guided by the authors' helpful introductions--with readings from divergent positions and particularly timely cases--APPLYING ETHICS gives you a model for considering critically some of the most controversial issues in contemporary life.