The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethics

By Christian B. Miller

Book Overview

The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethicsoffers the definitive guide to this key area of contemporary philosophy. Covering all the fundamental questions asked by meta-ethics and normative ethical theory, thirteen specially commissioned chapters from an international team of experts explore the central ideas, terms and case studies in the field, and new directions in ethics as a whole. Now available in paperback, the Companionto Ethics covers issues such as moral methodology, moral realism, ethical expressivism, constructivism and the error theory, morality and practical reason, moral psychology, morality and religion, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, moral particularism, experimental ethics, and biology, evolution and ethics. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including key technical terms, a historical chronology, a detailed list of internet resources for research in ethics, and a thorough list of recommended works for further study, this is the essential resource for anyone studying, researching and writing in contemporary philosophical ethics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147256779X
• ISBN13: 9781472567796
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"