Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
Author | : Andrew I. Cohen |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2014-01-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118479872 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118479874 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Now in an updated edition with fresh perspectives on high-profile ethical issues such as torture and same-sex marriage, this collection pairs cogently argued essays by leading philosophers with opposing views on fault-line public concerns. Revised and updated new edition with six new pairs of essays on prominent contemporary issues including torture and same-sex marriage, and a survey of theories of ethics by Stephen Darwall Leading philosophers tackle colleagues with opposing views in contrasting essays on core issues in applied ethics An ideal semester-length course text certain to generate vigorous discussion