Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory - Softcover

Hinman, Lawrence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155062948 ISBN 13: 9780155062948

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

This text not only provides an introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought--such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology--but also offers a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism for understanding the relationship among these various theories. This new edition has been significantly affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

About this title

About the Author:

Lawrence M. Hinman is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego. In addition to numerous articles in philosophy, he is the author of ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY (Wadsworth) and CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES (McGraw-Hill).

Review:

"Lawrence M. Hinman is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego. In addition to numerous articles in philosophy, he is the author of ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY and CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0155062948
• ISBN 13: 9780155062948
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464