A Companion to Applied EthicsISBN: 978-1-4051-3345-6
Paperback
720 pages
January 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in
philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political
life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken
together, the essays in this volume – including two overview
essays on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics
– provide a state-of-the-art account of the most pressing
moral questions facing us today.
- Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant problems of practical ethics
- Offers state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical, environmental, legal, social, and business ethics
- Written by major philosophers presently engaged with these complex and profound ethical issues