Ethics : theory and contemporary issues /
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| Author / Creator: | MacKinnon, Barbara, 1937- |
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| Imprint: | Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1995. |
| Description: | xv, 473 p. : ill.; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13193818 |
| Summary: | Substantive and flexible, this is the most comprehensive ethics text available. It combines both theory and issues and text and readings. Ethical theory (Utilitarianism, Kants moral theory, natural law and virtue ethics) is covered in Part I. Part II contains contemporary ethical issues ranging from personal issues, such as sexual morality, to issues of public policy, such as legal punishment, and international concerns, such as war and peace and economic justice. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 473 p. : ill.; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0534203108 |