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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153123903321

Autore

Thiroux Jacques P.

Titolo

Ethics : theory and practice / / Jacques P. Thiroux, Keith W. Krasemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03602-8

Edizione

[Eleventh edition, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Always learning

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Ethics

Ethical problems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Nature of Morality -- 2. Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality -- 3. Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality -- 4. Virtue Ethics -- 5. Absolutism Versus Relativism -- 6. Freedom Versus Determinism -- 7. Reward and Punishment -- 8. Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles -- 9. The Taking of Human Life -- 10. Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing -- 11. Abortion -- 12. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing -- 13. Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality -- 14. Bioethics-Ethical Issues in Medicine -- 15. Business and Media Ethics -- 16. Environmental Ethics -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of the Taking of Human Life -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death,and Mercy Killing -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Abortion -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Human Sexuality -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Medicine (Bioethics) -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Business (Business and Media Ethics) -- Appendix: Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Environmental Ethics -- Glossary -- Supplementary Reading --



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Sommario/riassunto

Make Ethical Ideas Accessible to Students     With a clear presentation, Ethics: Theory and Practice educates readers about ethical theory and has them apply what they learn to specific classic and contemporary moral problems (lying, cheating, establishing ethical business practices, honoring ethical obligations in medicine, etc.).     Jacques P. Thiroux first wrote this text 1977 in order to educate readers about ethical theory and its applications in a way that beginning students could understand.  The result was an accessible text that isn't too technical and doesn't plunge into complex readings without sufficient background.  The text is fully updated with global issues and non-Western ethical views. Keith W. Krasemann now continues Thiroux's efforts of making ethical ideas accessible to students.  Besides updating the foundations of the text, Krasemann incorporates new and relevant material, most of which is often unique only to this text.         Teaching and Learning Experience     Personalize Learning - MyThinkingLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.     Improve Critical Thinking - Outstanding student content - including cases for study and discussion, a chapter on how to set up an ethical system, eight appendices, supplementary reading lists, and more! - encourage students to examine their assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluate evidence, assess their conclusions, and more!      Engage Students - Ethics: Theory and Practice provides chapter objectives, exercises for review, discussion questions, ethics problems

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