Ethics by Michael Boylan - 9781394374113

Name: Ethics by Michael Boylan - 9781394374113
Brand: John Wiley & Sons Inc

John Wiley & Sons Inc

EthicsAn Introduction through Primary Texts and Short Narratives\nAuthor(s): Michael Boylan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781394374113, 978-1394374113\nSynopsis\nAn innovative introduction to ethics through philosophy and fiction \n\nEthics: An Introduction with Primary Texts and Short Fictive Narratives offers a distinctive and pedagogically effective approach to ethical inquiry. Fostering a deep understanding of theory and its practical implications, the book begins with an accessible introduction to metaethics, addressing the foundational concepts that ground moral reasoning. It then moves through carefully abridged and newly translated selections from three pillars of Western ethical theoryAristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Kant's Groundwork, and Mill's Utilitarianism. These translations have been curated to highlight the central arguments and transitions within each thinker's system, allowing readers to .