Contemporary ethics
Subtitle: taking account of utilitarianism
By: William H. Shaw.
Series: Contemporary philosophy; Contemporary philosophy (Cambridge, Mass.).
Publisher: Blackwell; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Utilitarianism.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-302) and index.