Ethics for A-Level
by Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher
Publisher: Open Book Publishers 2017
ISBN-13: 9781783743902
Number of pages: 264
Description:
Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing style that enlivens the topics with energy and wit. Individual theories are discussed in detail in the first part of the book, before these positions are applied to a wide range of contemporary situations including business ethics, sexual ethics, and the acceptability of eating animals.
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