Singer, Peter, 1946-
Practical ethics. Peter Singer. - 3rd ed. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xiii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-321) and index.
"For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some of the questions discussed in this book concern our daily lives. Is it ethical to buy luxuries when others do not have enough to eat? Should we buy meat from intensively reared animals? Am I doing something wrong if my carbon footprint is above the global average? Other questions confront us as concerned citizens: equality and discrimination on the grounds of race or sex; abortion, the use of embryos for research and euthanasia; political violence and terrorism; and the preservation of our planet's environment. This book's lucid style and provocative argumentsmake it an ideal text for university courses and for anyone willing to think about how she or he ought to live"--Provided by publisher.
9781107602571 9780521881418 9780521707688 (paperback)
2010043690
GBB098651 bnb
015629906 Uk
Ethics.
Social ethics.
BJ1012 / .S49 2011
170 / S61732p
Practical ethics. Peter Singer. - 3rd ed. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xiii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-321) and index.
"For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some of the questions discussed in this book concern our daily lives. Is it ethical to buy luxuries when others do not have enough to eat? Should we buy meat from intensively reared animals? Am I doing something wrong if my carbon footprint is above the global average? Other questions confront us as concerned citizens: equality and discrimination on the grounds of race or sex; abortion, the use of embryos for research and euthanasia; political violence and terrorism; and the preservation of our planet's environment. This book's lucid style and provocative argumentsmake it an ideal text for university courses and for anyone willing to think about how she or he ought to live"--Provided by publisher.
9781107602571 9780521881418 9780521707688 (paperback)
2010043690
GBB098651 bnb
015629906 Uk
Ethics.
Social ethics.
BJ1012 / .S49 2011
170 / S61732p