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Introducing Applied Ethics

Introducing Applied Ethics

by Brenda Almond (Editor)

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

This timely collection of introductory essays provides a comprehensive and up--to--date guide to, and survey of, the major moral debates of today.* Wide coverage and introduction to the main issues and arguments of applied ethics * Each chapter specially commissioned to introduce newcomers * Comprehensive notes and reading guides

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 28 Apr 1995
ISBN 10: 063119391X
ISBN 13: 9780631193913

Media Reviews
Although the level of Almonda s language is too high for many A--level students, her book makes a good revision text for more advanced candidates. Jonathan Webber, Dialogue, 1996 This excellent, handy collection will be found useful by anyone who wants to show how philosophy is a relevanta . Richard Ashcroft, University of Liverpool, Society for Applied Philosophy, 1996 This volume provides a most valuable collection of articles arranged in five sections dealing with family relationships, the professions, crime and punishment, economics and politics, and international and global dimensions. The contributors are leading philosophers and ethicists. There can be few better ways of approaching such a wide range of issues. The Expository Times
Author Bio
Brenda Almond is Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy at the University of Hull. She is Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy, and Joint Editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy. She has published widely on the ethical and philosophical aspects of contemporary issues in various applied areas, including education, medicine, human relationships, and environment. She is also author of the classic, popular introduction to philosophy, Exploring Philosophy, published by Blackwell Publishers.