Lawrence M. Hinman

Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY, FIFTH EDITION provides a comprehensive yet clear introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought, including virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology. Additionally, the book presents a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism to help readers understand the relationship among various theories. Lawrence Hinman, one of the most respected and accomplished professionals in ethics and philosophy education today, presents a text that gives readers plentiful opportunities to explore ethical theory and their own responses to them, using fascinating features such as the "Ethical Inventory" sections that appear at the beginning and the end of the text. End-of-chapter discussion questions, and the use of current issues and movies help students retain what they've learn and truly comprehend the subject matter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781133050018
• ISBN-10: 1133050018
• Artikelnr.: 34449206

Autorenporträt

Lawrence M. Hinman is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego. In addition to numerous articles in philosophy, he is the author of ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY (Wadsworth) and CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES (McGraw-Hill).