Ethics by Barbara Mackinnon

Ethics by Barbara Mackinnon

Systemizing, recommending and defending the concepts of right and wrong conduct, is under the scope of ethics. The analysis of good and evil, virtue and vice, justice and crime, and right and wrong are important in ethics. The major areas of study in this discipline are meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Cognitivism and non-cognitivism are studied under meta-ethics, while virtue ethics, hedonism, deontology, ethics of care, state consequentialism, etc. are under the scope of normative ethics. Ethics has applications in business, military, politics, animal care, etc. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex theories and principles in the field of ethics. The topics included herein are of the utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. This textbook aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of the discipline.

Systemizing, recommending and defending the concepts of right and wrong conduct, is under the scope of ethics. The analysis of good and evil, virtue and vice, justice and crime, and right and wrong are important in ethics. The major areas of study in this discipline are meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Cognitivism and non-cognitivism are studied under meta-ethics, while virtue ethics, hedonism, deontology, ethics of care, state consequentialism, etc. are under the scope of normative ethics. Ethics has applications in business, military, politics, animal care, etc. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex theories and principles in the field of ethics. The topics included herein are of the utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. This textbook aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of the discipline.

MacKinnon, Barbara: - Barbara MacKinnon is a professor emerita of philosophy at the University of San Francisco. During her 30 years of teaching, her instruction and writing focused primarily on the history of ethics and contemporary ethical issues. She enjoys reading widely, playing the piano, and traveling.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780495506799
ISBN 10	0495506796
Title	Ethics
Author	Barbara Mackinnon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2008-02-01
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable