Ethics and Your Life

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ethics and Your Life: Applying Ethical Theories to the Lives of Real People</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> provides students with an introduction to various methods of ethical reasoning and their application in our everyday lives. The book underscores the ubiquitous nature of ethics and its importance in helping us better understand each other ourselves and increasingly complicated and confusing times.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The text begins with an exploration of the divine command theory followed by moral objectivism moral relativism or subjectivism cultural relativism egoism altruism utilitarianism Kantianism natural law theory human rights virtue ethics feminism and the ethics of care sexual ethics abortion euthanasia life and death issues equality and discrimination the death penalty and war and peace. Throughout the book connects ethical theory with real-life concerns and debates such as terrorism gun violence economic inequality international relations personal safety and more.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Developed to introduce students to foundational ideas and concepts </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ethics and Your Life</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is an excellent and easy-to-understand resource for undergraduate courses in philosophy and ethics.</span></p>