Ethics : theory and practice / Jacques P. Thiroux with Keith W. Krasemann.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Pearson, c2012.Edition: 11th edDescription: xv, 458 p. ; 26 cmISBN: - 020520788x
- BJ1012Â .T47 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-443) and index.
The nature of morality -- Consequentialist (teleological) theories of morality -- Nonconsequentialist (deontological) theories of morality -- Virtue ethics -- Absolutism versus relativism -- Freedom versus determinism -- Reward and punishment -- Setting up a moral system : basic assumptions and basic principles -- The taking of human life -- Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing -- Abortion -- Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing -- Morality, marriage, and human sexuality -- Bioethics : ethical issues in medicine -- Business and media ethics.
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