Ethics : theory and contemporary issues /
Barbara MacKinnon.
- Seventh edition International edition
- Australia : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2012.
- xviii, 508 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1: Ethical Theory -- Ethics and Ethical Reasoning -- Ethical Relativism -- Egoism -- Utilitarianism -- Kant's moral theory -- Contractarianism -- Morality and human nature -- Virtue Ethics -- Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care -- Part 2: Ethical Issues -- Euthanasia -- Abortion -- Sexual Morality -- Equality and Discrimination -- Economic Justice -- Legal Punishment -- Environmental Ethics -- Animal Rights -- Stem Cell Research, Cloning, and Genetic Engineering -- Violence, Terrorism, and War -- Global Issues and Globalization -- Appendix: How to Write an Ethics Paper.