A Concise Introduction to Ethics (Illustrated Edition) – PDF

A Concise Introduction to Ethics, Illustrated Edition, (PDF) supplies a condensed and exceptionally effectively-written introduction to the essential ethical theories. Based on Russ Shafer-Landau’s greatest-promoting primer on moral principle, The Fundamentals of Ethics, this concise quantity retains the longer one’s content material benefit over competing ebooks by addressing points that different textbooks neglect, together with the pure regulation, good life (worth principle), and prima facie duties. It additionally consists of dialogue questions and case research on the finish of each chapter, giving school college students the possibility to apply moral theories to actual-world ethical issues. A excellent companion to Shafer-Landau’s anthology, The Ethical Life, this quantity’s transient dimension and low value make A Concise Introduction to Ethics an ideal complement to any course the place it can be crucial that college students comprehend ethical theories.

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“A Concise Introduction to Ethics is of reasonable size, but its scale is complete for its dimension. I can discover no competing ebook from one other writer that’s higher.” — Theodore Gracyk, Minnesota State University “The writing is crisp and clear, the exposition is exact and cautious, and the depth and breadth of protection is superb, particularly for such a brief textbook. It’s arduous to visualize a extra accessible introduction to ethical principle.” — Philip Robbins, University of Missouri “A Concise Introduction to Ethics is transient sufficient to be a supplementary textbook, however with sufficient element to genuinely embody the central subjects in ethical principle. If you need to embody a unit on ethical principle in your course, you are not going to do any higher than this.” — Bob Fischer, Texas State University “Shafer-Landau’s introduction is remarkably effectively-written; it supplies clear explanations for sometimes-complicated theories with illustrative examples drawn from atypical life. He fastidiously notes the strengths and weaknesses of each principle and supplies probing questions for college kids’ reflection.” — Max Latona, St. Anslem College NOTE: The product only consists of the ebook, A Concise Introduction to Ethics, Illustrated Edition in PDF. No access codes are included.