The voice of reason: fundamentals of critical thinking
- ISBN-10
- 0195399862
- ISBN-13
- 9780195399868
- Series
- The Voice of Reason
- Category
- Critical thinking
- Pages
- 365
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Burton F. Porter
Description
The Fundamentals of Ethics is a textbook that introduces students to the central ideas of moral philosophy in a thorough yet compact and engaging way. It contains several chapters each on The Good Life, Normative Ethics, and Metaethics. It has greater breadth and depth than Rachels' The Elements of Moral Philosophy, offering a substantial level of analysis while also keeping the student reader in mind. Writing in a lively style with many examples, the author reconstructsand carefully evaluates over forty central arguments in moral philosophy, helping students to improve their critical thinking skills along the way. It is designed to be used on its own or in conjunction with The Ethical Life, the companion reader.
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- 2002
- 365 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
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