Product Description

A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to ethical theory which allows students to get to grips with debates in moral philosophy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250720 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Back Cover
This introduction to ethics judiciously combines moral theory with applied ethics to give an opportunity for students to develop acute thinking About Ethical Matters.; The Author Begins Motivating A Concern For moral discourse by dispelling often met objections over relativism and subjectivity. interweaving normative and meta-ethical considerations, a convincing modern account of moral thinking emerges.; Moral theories - consequentialism, Kantianism, contractualism - are explained and illustrated in a way that holds the reader's attention, and students of ethics will take away a perceptive and practical understanding of the nature of moral reasoning and an ability, on such matters, to think afresh for themselves.

Customer Reviews

Solid Introduction
I would recommend this book to all philosophy undergraduates as it gives a firm basis to most ethical theory and is put in such a way it is impossible not to understand. The lack of interesting examples and the fact it appears simply to avoid metaethical issues deprive this book of it's fifth star. Bare in mind this is an introduction only, it will not cover you for your course. If you are going to buy just one book i'd make it Peter Singer's Bulky Companion to Ethics.

great for IB/alevel equiv.
excellent intro to ethics for philosophy. leads you into interesting/comlex areas without jargon and good suggestions for ruther reading. a great book for "starting out"