{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-ethics-paperback","title":"The Routledge Companion to Ethics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Skorupski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e is an outstanding survey of the whole field of ethics by a distinguished international team of contributors. Over 60 chapters are divided into six clear sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emeta-ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eperspectives from outside ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eethical perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emorality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edebates in ethics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eopens with a comprehensive historical overview of ethics, including chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Kant, and ethical thinking in China, India and the Arabic tradition. The second part covers the domain of meta-ethics. The third part covers important challenges to ethics from the fields of anthropology, psychology, sociobiology and economics. The fourth and fifth sections cover competing theories of ethics and the nature of morality respectively, with entries on consequentialism, Kantian morality, virtue ethics, relativism, evil, and responsibility amongst many others. A comprehensive final section includes the most important topics and controversies in applied ethics, such as rights, justice and distribution, the end of life, the environment, poverty, war and terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Ethics is a superb resource for anyone interested in the subject, whether in philosophy or related disciplines such as politics, education, or law. Fully indexed and cross-referenced, with helpful further reading sections at the end of each chapter, it is ideal for those coming to the field of ethics for the first time as well as readers already familiar with the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Skorupski is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His books include Ethical Explorations (1999) and The Domain of Reasons (forthcoming in 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 880\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.74 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755818025248,"sku":"9780415415163","price":124.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/600d94ccacc39f8c895561370fcae901.webp?v=1780068946","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-ethics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}