Applying ethics : a text with readings

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Title:

Applying ethics : a text with readings

Author:

Olen, Jeffrey.

ISBN:

9780534164706

Personal Author:

Olen, Jeffrey.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

ix, 470 pages ; 24 cm

Contents:

Moral reasons -- Good reasoning -- Sexual morality -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Euthanasia -- Capital punishment -- Job discrimination -- Animal rights -- Environmental ethics -- Corporate responsibility.

Subject Term:

Ethical problems.

Applied ethics.

Social ethics.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Moral conditions.

Added Author:

Barry, Vincent E.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780534164706.pdf

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Summary

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.