Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

Politics & Social Sciences

James Rachels

Philosophy

McGraw–Hill Education

Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise book combines clear explanations of the main theories of ethics. It covers famine relief, homosexuality, and the treatment of animals.

The Elements of Moral Philosophy (McGraw-Hill International Editions)

McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Edi

Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise, lively book combines clear explanations of the main theories of ethics with discussions of interesting examples. Topics covered include: famine relief, homosexuality, and the treatment of animals. The text's versatility allows it to be widely used not only in ethical theory courses, but also in applied ethics courses of all kinds.

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

McGraw-Hill/Higher Education

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The Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise, lively book takes the reader on an in-depth tour of the major moral theories, always illustrating abstract ideas with concrete examples. Separate, self-contained chapters examine such theories as Egoism, Kantianism, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, and the Social Contract Theory. Through this conceptual framework, the text addresses timely and provocative issues, including abortion, racism, euthanasia, poverty, marijuana, homosexuality, the death penalty, and vegetarianism. The text's versatility makes it an ideal choice for use not only in ethical theory courses, but also in applied ethics courses of all kinds.

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing

This best-selling, concise, inexpensive text offers a clear, lively introduction of the major philosophical theories of morality, explaining why each theory has been accepted by some thinkers but rejected by others. It is widely used not only in Introduction to Ethics courses, but also in Biomedical Ethics and Business Ethics courses as a brief, affordable text for the ethical theory portion of those courses. To illustrate the theories, and to reveal their implications, important current issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the treatment of non-human animals, and famine relief are discussed in depth. With the third edition comes a new chapter on feminist ethics and new sections on Baby Theresa and Tracy Latimer (chapter 1), how one could justify saying that the practices of another culture are wrong with female genital mutilation as the example used (chapter 2), whether it is possible to prove that ethical judgments are true or false (chapter 3), and whether utilitarianism is too demanding (chapter 8). The section on Natural Law has been rewritten to include a fuller description of Aristotles world-view with a discussion of Aristotles world view versus modern science (chapter 4). There is a smoother introduction to chapter 11 with The Prisoners Dilemma described more clearly.

McGraw-Hill Companies

This collection of essays addresses some of the most important issues in philosophy, involving God, the mind, freedom, knowledge, and ethics. It can accompany James and Stuart Rachels' introductory text, Problems from Philosophy, or it can stand alone with great effectiveness. The Truth About the World and Problems from Philosophy are James Rachels’ last contributions to philosophy, and each book has now been revised by his son, Stuart. In these two books, the respected author found a culminating expression for his love of philosophy.

The Truth About the World : Basic Readings in Philosophy

Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)

This shrinkwrapped package consists of "The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 4th edition" (0071198768) and "The Right Thing to Do, 2nd edition" (0072476915).

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

The Right Thing to Do

Ingram

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Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

The Elements of Moral Philosophy (McGraw-Hill International Editions)

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

The Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

The Truth About the World : Basic Readings in Philosophy

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

The Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

The Right Thing to Do