Applied Ethics
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Applied Ethics

An Introduction

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Applied Ethics

An Introduction

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About This Book

Philosophy has provided us with a wealth of moral and ethical theories. Applied ethics is the study of practical moral issues and our best philosophical theories, and how each can inform the other.

Acclaimed philosopher and textbook author Robin Attfield invites students to reflect on the key problems of our time. Through lively case studies of topics related to health care, international development, the environment, abortion, punishment and more, he reveals how standard ethical theories can be tested on these real-life scenarios and, if necessary, revised or discarded. Students are encouraged to be their own philosophers, exploring and reaching coherent stances across a wide range of areas of everyday concern.

Covering a typical applied ethics syllabus in a comprehensive and accessible manner, Applied Ethics will motivate philosophy students to engage with the most pressing moral issues of the twenty-first century.

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Publisher
Polity
Year
2022
ISBN
9781509547395
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1 The History and Revival of Applied Ethics
  7. 2 Sketches of Some Ethical Theories
  8. 3 Inter-Generational Ethics
  9. 4 Inter-Species Ethics
  10. 5 Biomedical Ethics
  11. 6 Development Ethics and Population Ethics
  12. 7 Environmental Ethics and Climate Ethics
  13. 8 Punishment, Recompense and Capital Punishment
  14. 9 The Ethics of War and Peace
  15. 10 Applied Ethics and Ethical Theory
  16. References
  17. Index
  18. End User License Agreement