Introducing Ethics

<em>Introducing Ethics: A Critical Thinking Approach with Readings</em> combines guiding commentary and questions with a rich selection of concise carefully edited and accessible readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. This unique introduction shows students how to do philosophy by first <em>analyzing</em> texts--identifying ethical positions and the arguments that support them--and then <em>evaluating</em> the truth of those positions and the soundness of the arguments. In doing so it provides students with a uniquely engaging introduction to ethics that also hones their critical thinking skills. <p/><strong>FEATURES</strong> <p/>* A unique Unit 1 gives students the conceptual tools to do philosophy with coverage of logic arguments moral reasoning and reading and writing philosophy <p/>* Extensive coverage of the three main areas of ethics--metaethics normative ethics and applied ethics--addresses issues often ignored by other texts including ethics vs. science moral responsibility moral vs. legal issues torture terrorism and more <p/>* Unit and chapter introductions outline major themes and issues and explain why they matter <p/>* Reading questions precede the essays and focus students' studying on key points while discussion questions follow the readings and help students move into the evaluation phase <p/>* Argument Reconstruction Exercises after each reading provide practice in identifying the premises and conclusions in the essays <p/>* An Instructor's Manual with Test Bank on CD is available to adopters <p/>* A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/mcbrayer provides all the material contained on the CD along with student resources<br>