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This Is Ethics: An Introduction

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ISBN: 978-1-118-47985-8

August 2014

Wiley-Blackwell

326 pages

Description

This is Ethics presents an accessible and engaging introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary moral philosophy.

  • Covers a wide range of topics which are actively debated in contemporary moral philosophy
  • Addresses the nature of happiness, well-being, and the meaning of life, the role of moral principles in moral thinking, moral motivation, and moral responsibility
  • Covers timely ethical issues such as population growth and climate change
  • Offers additional resources at https://thisisphilosoph.wordpress.com/ethics/
  • Features extensive annotated bibliographies, summaries, and study questions for further investigation
  • Written in an accessible, jargon-free manner using  helpful illustrative examples
About the Author

Jussi Suikkanen is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has contributed numerous articles on metaethics and normative ethics in journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, and Pacific Philosophical Quarterly.