9780631187851
Companion to Ethics share button
Peter Singer
Genre Nonfiction
Format Paperback
Dimensions 6.80 (w) x 9.70 (h) x 1.70 (d)
Pages 592
Publisher Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication Date January 1993
ISBN 9780631187851
Book ISBN 10 0631187855
About Book

In this volume, some of today's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. The book can be read straight through from beginning to end; yet the inclusion of a multi-layered index, coupled with a descriptive outline of contents and bibliographies of relevant literature, means that the volume also serves as a work of reference, both for those coming afresh to the study of ethics and for readers already familiar with the subject.

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From the Publisher

"A Companion to Ethics will provide an invaluable stimulus for anyone interested in ethics — which is to say it will benefit anyone interested in the central questions of human life." David Seehouse, University of Liverpool; BMJ

"Peter Singer has directed this book very expertly. The contributors have set forth the facts about ethical systems with as much kind clarity as specialists can ever bestow upon the ignorant." The Independent

"A brilliant collection of articles." Pat Haggard, New Scientist