taking account of utilitarianism
Edición de la obra Contemporary ethics
| Autor | William H. Shaw |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Blackwell, Wiley-Blackwell |
| Fecha de publicación | 1999 |
| Lugar | Malden, Mass |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 311 |
| ISBN-10 | 0631202943, 0631202935 |
| OCLC | 39291915 |
| LCCN | 98028672 |
| Serie | Contemporary philosophy · Contemporary philosophy (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| Número de Cutter |
S537cAimed at undergraduates, Contemporary Ethics presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics, and is written in a clear and engaging style. It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. In so doing, the book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject. In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory.