The A to Z of Ethics covers a really huge variety of moral subject matters, together with moral theories, ancient classes, old figures, utilized ethics, moral concerns, moral recommendations, non-Western ways, and similar disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin take on such concerns as abortion, capital punishment, stem telephone study, and terrorism whereas additionally explaining key theories like utilitarianism, average legislation, social agreement, and advantage ethics. This reference offers a whole review of ethics via an in depth chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over two hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries, together with bioethics, company ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy, confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology.
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