Ethics: Principles and Contemporary Debates

Author: Barbara MacKean (USA)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book serves as a general introduction to ethics, offering clear and impartial explanations of classic ethical theories and contemporary controversial moral issues. It is divided into two parts. The first part explores ethical theories, including utilitarianism, Kant's moral theory, natural law, natural rights, virtue ethics, and feminist thought, covering the main theoretical perspectives of contemporary Western philosophy and laying the necessary conceptual foundation for discussing specific moral practice issues. The second part focuses on moral issues, including human issues, social issues, and global issues, providing an interesting introduction to the applied aspects of ethics. The ideal way to study Western humanities is to engage with classical original texts from the beginning, which can help avoid multiple retellings and reduce distortions. The Peking University Western Learning Reproduction Series first launched a philosophy series covering the main branches of philosophy in general terms, all carefully selected by renowned scholars in relevant fields to systematically and comprehensively meet the learning needs of students studying Western philosophy. This series is exported by the world-renowned higher education publishing house Thomson, fully embodying its consistent style of simplicity and rigor, making it an excellent introductory textbook.