{"product_id":"ethics-history-theory-and-contemporary-issues-9780199797264","title":"Ethics: History  Theory  and Contemporary Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthics: History  Theory  and Contemporary Issues  Fifth Edition  features sixty-nine selections organized into three parts  providing instructors with great flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses in moral philosophy. Spanning 2 500 years of ethical theory  the first part  Historical Sources  ranges from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. It moves from classical thought through medieval views to modern theories  culminating with leading nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers. The second part  Modern Ethical Theory  includes many of the most important essays of the past century. The discussion of utilitarianism  Kantianism  egoism  and relativism continues in the work of major contemporary philosophers  while landmark selections reflect concern with moral language and the justification of morality. The concepts of duty  justice  and rights are explored  as well as recent views on cultural relativism and an ethic influenced by feminist concerns. In the third part  Contemporary Moral Problems  the readings present the current debates over abortion  euthanasia  famine relief  animal rights  environmentalism  and the use of torture in interrogations  as well as essays on death and the meaning of life. Wherever possible  each reading is printed in its entirety.  The fifth edition features new readings from Cicero  Barbara Herman  and Judith Jarvis Thomson; an expanded selection from Joseph Butlers Fifteen Sermons; and a new translation of Kants Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647905390645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199797269","price":96.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199797264.jpg?v=1781699650","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ethics-history-theory-and-contemporary-issues-9780199797264","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}