The Fundamentals of Ethics (4th Edition) – PDF

In The Fundamentals of Ethics, 4th Edition, (PDF) creator Russ Shafer-Landau applies a uniquely attention-grabbing writing fashion to introduce college students to the important concepts of ethical philosophy. Providing extra complete protection of the great life, normative ethics, and metaethics than another textbook of its sort, this ebook additionally addresses points which might be typically absent from different textbooks, just like the doctrine of double impact, the doctrine of doing and permitting, the will-satisfaction concept of nicely-being, ethical error concept, moral particularism, and Ross’s concept of prima facie duties. Shafer-Landau rigorously rebuilds and analyzes dozens of arguments in-depth, at a degree that’s comprehensible to college college students with no earlier philosophical background. Perfect for programs in introductory ethics and modern ethical issues, this ebook can be utilized as a stand-alone textual content or with the creator’s companion reader, The Ethical Life: Fundamental Readings in Ethics and Moral Problems, 4^th Edition.

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“The Fundamentals of Ethics is kind of merely the very best introductory ethics ebook on the market.” — Philip Robbins, University of Missouri “The writing fashion is completely positioned, the examples are memorable and vivid, and the ideas are comprehensively mentioned.” — Scott James, University of North Carolina Wilmington “The readability of Shafer-Landau’s writing is nearly unmatched, and the examples that he makes use of (each actual and imagined) are pedagogical treasures. He does a wonderful job of explaining very complicated philosophical theories in a completely partaking but eminently clear vogue.” — Aleksander Pjevalica, University of Texas at El Paso NOTE: The product only contains the ebook The Fundamentals of Ethics 4th Edition in PDF. No access codes are included.