Routledge companion on ethics / edited by John Skorupski (Record no. 168514)

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International Standard Book Number 9780415413626
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Classification number 170 ROU
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Personal name "Skorupski, John (ed.)"
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Title Routledge companion on ethics / edited by John Skorupski
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Routledge
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010
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Extent 850p.
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Summary, etc. The Routledge Companion to Ethics is an outstanding survey of the whole field of ethics by a distinguished international team of contributors. Over 60 chapters are divided into six clear sections:<br/><br/>the history of ethics<br/>meta-ethics<br/>perspectives from outside ethics<br/>ethical perspectives<br/>morality<br/>debates in ethics.<br/>The Companion opens with a comprehensive historical overview of ethics, including chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Kant, and ethical thinking in China, India and the Arabic tradition. The second part covers the domain of meta-ethics. The third part covers important challenges to ethics from the fields of anthropology, psychology, sociobiology and economics. The fourth and fifth sections cover competing theories of ethics and the nature of morality respectively, with entries on consequentialism, Kantian morality, virtue ethics, relativism, evil, and responsibility amongst many others. A comprehensive final section includes the most important topics and controversies in applied ethics, such as rights, justice and distribution, the end of life, the environment, poverty, war and terrorism.<br/><br/>The Routledge Companion to Ethics is a superb resource for anyone interested in the subject, whether in philosophy or related disciplines such as politics, education, or law. Fully indexed and cross-referenced, with helpful further reading sections at the end of each chapter, it is ideal for those coming to the field of ethics for the first time as well as readers already familiar with the subject.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Ethics
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