Companion to Applied Ethics (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
Contributors: Christopher Wellman (Editor); Ray Frey (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: January 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 698
ISBN-13: 9781405133456
Subjects: Practical & applied ethics; Philosophy; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Reference; ETHICS; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; History & Surveys - General
First sentence: The term "applied ethics" and its synonym "practical ethics" came into use in the 1970s when philosophers and other academics began to address pressing moral problems in society and in professional ethics (especially medical ethics and business ethics).