Ethics and Experience - Moral Theory From Just War to Abortion

Informationen zum Autor By Lloyd Steffen Klappentext Ethics and Experience introduces students to the key topics in moral theory through provocative moral issues-just war, abortion, physician assisted suicide, the death penalty and more. Steffen helps students bridge the gap between ethical theory and experience through developing a "common agreement" ethical system that is applicable to a variety of moral problems and issues with clear language and real-life examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Part I. Ethics - The Ethic Behind Just WarChapter One: Just War as an EthicChapter Two: Non-Violent Resistance as a Use of ForceChapter Three: The Hybrid Ethic and Its ApplicationChapter Four: Using the "Common Agreement" Ethic: A Critical EvaluationPart II. Experience - The Ethic beyond Just WarChapter Five: The Ethics of Physician Assisted SuicideChapter Six: The Ethics of Patient NontreatmentChapter Seven: The Ethics of Execution and Just Punishment Chapter Eight: The Ethics of Abortion: The Question of Innocence Chapter Nine: The Ethics of War: The Question of InnocenceNotes BibliographyIndex

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lloyd Steffen, Steffen Lloyd
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 18 bis 22 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.08.2012
• EAN: 9781442216549
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1654-9
• Seiten: 260
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Religious life and practice, Religious life & practice