A Practical Companion to Ethics

A Practical Companion to Ethics

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Publisher's Synopsis

This introduction covers the basic attitudes and skills that make ethics work, like thinking for oneself, creative and integrative problem-solving, and keeping an open mind. It illuminates the kinds of practical intelligence required in moral judgement, complementing the narrower theoretical considerations that often dominate ethics courses. Practical instruction in problem-solving is offered by a demonstration of how to frame an ethical problem and deal effectively with ethical disagreements. This book also addresses issues of the heart - the call to responsiveness and care that underlies formal ethical theories. Appendices offer students advice about writing papers and offer instructors a range of participatory ways to teach ethics. It should be useful for courses in introductory ethics, with applications in any course related to ethical problem-solving, including biomedical ethics, applied philosophy and informal logic.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195105346
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 170
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 107
Weight: 170g
Height: 210mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 11mm