Contemporary ethics
taking account of utilitarianism
by William H. Shaw
Aimed 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.
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Contemporary ethics: taking account of utilitarianism
1999, Blackwell, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contemporary Ethics: Taking Account of Utilitarianism (Contemporary Philosophy)
December 1, 1998, Blackwell Publishing Limited
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-302) and index.
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