Ethics demystified / Micah Newman.

By:

Newman, Micah

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Demystified series | McGraw-Hill "Demystified" seriesPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.Description: xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0071762752 (pbk)
9780071762755 (pbk)

Subject(s):

Ethics

DDC classification:

170 22

LOC classification:

BJ 1012 N49 2011

Contents:

Part 1: What philosophy is and how to do it. Philosophy: the intellectual pursuit and social activity -- Logic and arguments in philosophy -- Part 2: Ethical theory. Value theory: what really matters? -- Normative ethics: what makes actions right or wrong? -- Metaethic: what kinds of things are moral judgments? -- Part 3: Applied ethics. Civil liberties -- Abortion -- Capital punishment -- Torture -- Euthanasia -- Animal rights -- Poverty and affluence -- Affirmative action -- Business ethics.

Summary: This book provides an overview of the philosophical subject of ethics and explains how and why philosophers think about certain topics in this area.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	General Circulation Section-GF	BJ 1012 N49 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available		D00003324
Book	TUP Manila Library	General Circulation Section-GF	BJ 1012 N49 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.2	Available		D00003326

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides an overview of the philosophical subject of ethics and explains how and why philosophers think about certain topics in this area.

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