Ethics : theory and practice / Jacques P. Thiroux with Keith W. Krasemann.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston : Pearson, c2012Edition: 11th international edDescription: xv, 458 p. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780205207886Subject(s): Ethics -- Textbooks | Ethical problems -- TextbooksLOC classification: BJ1012 | .T47 2012Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | University Of Fujairah | Main Library | BJ1012 .T47 2012 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | C.1 | Available | 001815 |
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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