Today's Moral Issues: Classic and Contemporary PerspectivesSuitable for contemporary moral problems courses, this work provides theoretical readings related to the contemporary issues readings that follow: students connect theory and practice, thereby making the theory relevant. It also lends a historical perspective with its inclusion of selections by philosophers such as Aristotle, Kant, and Locke. |
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INTRODUCTION MORAL ARGUMENTS AND MORAL RELATIVISM | 1 |
FIRST PRINCIPLES | 15 |
of Morals | 33 |
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Today's Moral Issues: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives with Free Ethics ... Daniel Bonevac No preview available - 2002 |
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