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Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory
ETHICS: A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY provides a comprehensive yet clear introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought, including virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology. Additionally, the book presents a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism to help students understand the relationship among various theories. Hinman, one of the most respected a...more
Paperback, 372 pages
Published
July 30th 2007
by Wadsworth Publishing Company
(first published January 1994)
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I bought this book from my mild neurotic [true:] room mate for AUD 6 back in 2001. I have been learning much things about ethics from this book. What I like the most about it is that the author approches ethics as philosophy together with it's issues from multi-cultural view. I find that approach makes ethics of more like a ongoing conversation rather than canon of "Closed & finished discourse" promoted by the triumphalist fanatics.
He also discuss many popular movies seen ...more
He also discuss many popular movies seen ...more
So, this is a required text for one of my grad school classes. Not usually the most exciting reading, right? But this book made me feel smart. It's a book about moral theories, which is something that would normally make me gnash my teeth in frustration because I would feel so stupid and incapable. But good old Lawrence wrote a book that explains everything in clear and interesting language, and he illustrates the concepts by using case scenarios and relating them to popular culture--ie, movies,...more
I read this for my class. The last 5 chapters redeemed the book.
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