Philosophy

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Ethics.

Using a clear, jargon-free style and a flexible organization, this text introduces students with little or no background in philosophy or ethics to traditional and contemporary ethical theory. An abundance of examples and case studies illustrates for students how to set up their own systematic, rational ethics and how to apply ethical theories to traditional and contemporary moral issues.

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  • Encourages participation and provides additional study material for students. Ex.___

• A flexible organization—With a wide variety of theories and issues from which to choose.

  • Provides instructors with a broad range of topics for classroom discussion. Ex.___

• Guidelines on how to establish a personal ethical theory—And how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. Also covers traditional ethical theories.

  • Enable students to not only understand theory, but to also connect it to issues affecting them. Ex.___

• Cases for study and discussion.

  • Allow students to understand how ethical theory and discussion can be applied specifically. Ex.___

• Appendices on Humanitarian Ethics.

  • Provide students with an additional resource dealing with moral issues. Ex.___

• Exercises for discussion.

  • Encourage students to review and reinforce material in discussion. Ex.___

• Pedagogical support—Chapter objectives at the opening of each chapter, end-of-chapter discussion questions, and chapter summaries .

  • Provides thorough review of each chapter. Ex.___

• A glossary and bibliographies.

  • Offer students sources for review of words and phrases as well as additional resources of information. Ex.___

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 1. What Is Morality?


 2. Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality.


 3. Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality and Virtue Ethics.


 4. Absolutism versus Relativism.


 5. Freedom versus Determinism.


 6. Reward and Punishment.


 7. Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles.


 8. The Taking of Human Life.


 9. Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing.


10. Abortion.


11. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing.


12. Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality.


13. Bioethics—Ethical Issues in Medicine.


14. Business and Media Ethics.


15. Environmental Ethics.


Appendixes.


Glossary.


Index.

Introduction to Ethics  (Philosophy)

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  Ethics: Theory and Practice, 10/E
  Thiroux & Krasemann
  ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 544 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205672361 | ISBN-13: 9780205672363
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  For undergraduate courses in ethics (Introduction to Ethics, Contemporary Moral Issues, Introduction to Ethical Theory),

   

  With a clear presentation, Ethics: Theory and Practice educates readers about ethical theory and has them apply what they learn to specific classic and contemporary moral problems (lying, cheating, establishing ethical business practices, honoring ethical obligations in medicine, etc.).

   

  Jacques P. Thiroux first wrote this text 1977 in order to educate readers about ethical theory and its applications in a way that beginning students could understand.  The result was an accessible text that isn't too technical and doesn't plunge into complex readings without sufficient background.  The text is fully updated with global issues and non-Western ethical views. Keith W. Krasemann now continues Thiroux's efforts of making Ethical Ideas accesible to students. Besides updating the foundations of the text, Krasemann incoporates new and relevant material, most of which is often unique only to this text. 

   

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ETHICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE was first published in 1977 and now is into its SEVENTH EDITION. The book is about evenly divided into the two title topics, theory and practice, so that students are not only enlightened on ethical theory, but are encouraged to apply the learned theory to specific ethical problems (e.g. taking human life; lying, cheating, stealing, and breaking promises; business and environmental ethics, and bioethics, etc.). This book is very student- and instructor-friendly in that:

• The information it contains is very accessible because the language is clear and free from jargon.
• Every chapter has objectives stated at the beginning and a summary at the end.
• Chapters on theory have review and discussion questions.
• Chapters on practice include cases for each of the ethical problems discussed as well as discussion questions.
• There is a pivotal chapter between the theory and practice chapters that encourages students to establish their own ethical systems; it shows them how to do this by presenting assumptions about ethical systems and what an ethical system should contain.
• It presents the author's own ethical system and explains how he arrived at what he believes; the author encourages critical evaluation of his ethical system by instructors and students.
• There are appendices that show how the author has applied his own ethics to specific ethical problems, again encouraging critical evaluation of his applications.
• The author encourages further study by including supplemental readings at the end of each chapter.
• There is a glossary at the end of the book.

Companion Website - Thiroux, 7/E
Thiroux
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 013031546X | ISBN-13: 9780130315465
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Companion Website - Thiroux, 7/E
Thiroux
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 013031546X | ISBN-13: 9780130315465
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/thiroux

Companion Website - Thiroux, 7/E
Thiroux
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 013031546X | ISBN-13: 9780130315465
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/thiroux

Common Philosophical Terms
Prentice Hall
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 72 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 013189661X | ISBN-13: 9780131896611
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InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

Philosophy Cafe Website (Open access)
Longman
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321275853 | ISBN-13: 9780321275851
URL:  http://www.ablongman.com/philosophycafe

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Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517196 | ISBN-13: 9780205517190

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Allyn & Bacon & Barr
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 020552396X | ISBN-13: 9780205523962

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©2008 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
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Companion Website - Thiroux, 7/E
Thiroux
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 013031546X | ISBN-13: 9780130315465
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/thiroux

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