Ethical theory : a concise anthology / edited by Heimir Geirsson, Margaret R. Holmgren.
| Other author | Geirsson, Heimir. |
| Other author | Holmgren, Margaret R. (Margaret Reed), 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, ©2010. |
| Description | vi, 390 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Selections from Folkways / William Graham Sumner -- Relativism and objectivity in ethics / William H. Shaw -- Encountering diversity: medical ethics and pluralism / Joseph J. Fins -- Euthyphro / Plato -- The story of Abraham / The Bible -- The myth of Gyges / Plato -- Egoism and moral scepticism / James Rachels -- Selection from Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill -- Two concepts of rules / John Rawls -- The experience machine / Robert Nozick -- Rich and poor / Peter Singer -- Selection from The foundations of the metaphysics of morals / Immanuel Kant -- A simplified version of Kant's ethics: perplexities of famine and world hunger / Onora O'Neill -- Human cloning: a Kantian approach / Philip Kitcher -- What makes right acts right? / W.D. Ross -- Pluralism and the value of life / John Kekes -- Global warming / Robert Hood -- Selection from A theory of justice / John Rawls -- The entitlement theory / Robery Nozick -- Illegal immigrants, health care, and social responsibility / James Dwyer -- Selection from Nichomachean ethics / Aristotle -- On some vices of virtue ethics / Robert B. Louden -- Virtue theory and abortion / Rosalind Hursthouse -- Standard moral theoryes from a feminist perspective / Hilde Lindemann -- Women and caring / Nel Noddings -- Prostitution and the case for decriminalization / Laurie Shrage. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 9781554810154 |
| ISBN | 1554810159 |
| Standard identifier# | 99965895993 |
| Stock number | 3404150 |