The bestselling and field-defining textbook which has introduced
generations of students to the field of practical ethics, now in a new
fully-revised fifth edition
For more than twenty years, Ethics in Practice has paved the way for
students to confront the difficult ethical questions they will, must, or
do already face. Accessible to introductory students yet sufficiently
rigorous for those pursuing advanced study, this celebrated collection
encourages and guides readers to explore ethical dimensions of
important, controversial topics such as euthanasia, environmental
action, economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, abortion, and
torture. In combining new and revised modern texts with works of classic
scholarship, Ethics in Practice equips readers to consider
wide-ranging ideas in practical ethics and to understand the historical
basis for contemporary developments in ethical theory.
Revisions and updates to the new edition of Ethics in Practice focus
on covering pressing global issues and adding depth to key sections.
Many sections have been expanded to offer more thorough coverage of
topics in ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette, highly regarded for
his contributions in the field of practical ethics, this important
volume:
- Explores the connections between ethical theory and divisive
contemporary debates
- Includes general and section introductions which map the conceptual
terrain, making it easy for students to understand and discuss the
theoretical and practical dimensions of the issues
- Offers up-to-date incisive discussion global, local, and personal
ethical issues
- Provides original essays, new perspectives, and revisions of key
critical texts
- Enables instructors to discuss specific practical issues, broader
groupings of topics, and common themes that connect major areas in
ethics
Already a market-leading text for introductory and applied ethics
courses, the latest edition of Ethics in Practice An Anthology
continues to bean essential resource for instructors and students in
philosophy departments around the world.
