Ethics in action
Subtitle: making ethical decisions in your daily life
By: Jane Ann McLachlan
Publisher: Pearson Canada
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780135041406
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Ethics; Textbooks; Morale; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
Description: "This reader-friendly and interactive text offers a combination of ethical theory and practical application in the form of discussions and exercises geared to the major social and global ethical issues facing Canadians today. It encourages self-reflection by asking questions and leaving space for answers within the text, and through worksheets for students to fill out. Ethics in Action is an entry level study of ethics, and covers broader ethical concerns that are applicable to students' daily life. It has a basic three-part structure consisting of ethical theory, ethical issues and Canadian cases for consideration and discussion, and applied ethics techniques such as writing a personal code of ethics and using different methods to resolve ethical dilemmas."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Understanding the foundations of ethics; title: Chapter 1. Personal theories; title: Chapter 2. Ethical theories: religion and reason; title: Chapter 3. Ethical theories: deontology and teleology; title: Chapter 4. Ethical theories: social contracts, feminist ethics and ethical relativism; title: Part II: Current issues for Canadians; title: Chapter 5. Principles of discussion and debate; title: Chapter 6. Social issues in Canada; title: Chapter 7. World issues; title: Part III: Developing an ethical lifestyle; title: Chapter 8. Laws and codes of ethics; title: Chapter 9. Making ethical decisions.