Ethics demystified /
Newman, Micah.
Ethics demystified / Micah Newman. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011. - xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Demystified series . - McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: What philosophy is and how to do it. Philosophy: the intellectual pursuit and social activity -- Logic and arguments in philosophy -- Part 2: Ethical theory. Value theory: what really matters? -- Normative ethics: what makes actions right or wrong? -- Metaethic: what kinds of things are moral judgments? -- Part 3: Applied ethics. Civil liberties -- Abortion -- Capital punishment -- Torture -- Euthanasia -- Animal rights -- Poverty and affluence -- Affirmative action -- Business ethics.
9780071762755 (pbk) 0071762752 (pbk)
The Asia Foundation gift
Ethics.
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Ethics demystified / Micah Newman. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011. - xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Demystified series . - McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: What philosophy is and how to do it. Philosophy: the intellectual pursuit and social activity -- Logic and arguments in philosophy -- Part 2: Ethical theory. Value theory: what really matters? -- Normative ethics: what makes actions right or wrong? -- Metaethic: what kinds of things are moral judgments? -- Part 3: Applied ethics. Civil liberties -- Abortion -- Capital punishment -- Torture -- Euthanasia -- Animal rights -- Poverty and affluence -- Affirmative action -- Business ethics.
9780071762755 (pbk) 0071762752 (pbk)
The Asia Foundation gift
Ethics.
170