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Description for Ethics A-Z
Paperback. This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Jacobs introduces the issues, language, concepts and positions central to ethical theorizing. Entries range from antiquity to the present and basic to advance. Cross-referencing allows readers to explore topics in depth. Items explain complex issues of normative ethics, metaethics and moral psychology in non-technical language.
Jacobs introduces the issues, language, concepts and positions central to ethical theorizing. Entries range from antiquity to the present and basic to advance. Cross-referencing allows readers to explore topics in depth. Items explain complex issues of normative ethics, metaethics and moral psychology in non-technical language.
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Philosophy A-Z
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748620142
SKU
V9780748620142
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99-5
About Jonathan Jacobs
Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Division of the Humanities at Colgate University, New York. He is the author of Aristotle's Virtues: Nature, Knowledge, and Human Good (Lang, 2003), Dimensions of Moral Theory (Blackwell, 2002), Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue and Vice (Cornell University Press, 2001).
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