Understanding ethics
By: Torbjörn Tännsjö
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780748682249; 9780748682256; 9780748682263; 9780748682270
Subjects: Normativity (Ethics); Utilitarianism; Ethics
Description: How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? This title presents 7 different moral theories, each of which attempts to provide the answer to the question of what we ought to do and why. It describes each theory, showing how it works in practice, assessing it and putting it into its historical perspective.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.