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Author · 2011
Practical Ethics
Third Edition
An introduction to applied ethics that tests moral principles against difficult questions about animals, poverty, medicine and the environment.
By Peter Singer.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 356
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Third edition, 2011 (paperback)
- ISBN
- 9780521707688
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
- Subject
- Animal ethics, Bioethics, Giving
About the book
Practical Ethics develops an approach to moral reasoning through concrete issues. Singer asks how the interests of those affected should be considered and examines the consistency of familiar ethical judgments.
Its subjects include equality, animals, poverty, reproduction and decisions about life and death. The third edition revises earlier discussions and adds a chapter on climate change, connecting longstanding arguments with a wider range of practical challenges.
Key ideas
- Equality and the consideration of interests
- Ethical choices about animals, poverty and human life
- The application of moral reasoning to climate change
Reviews & responses
“It teaches readers how to think clearly, carefully, and fruitfully about ethical issues.”
Mylan Engel Jr., The American Journal of Bioethics — third edition
About this edition
The publication details above refer to the 2011 edition identified by ISBN 9780521707688. The work was first published in 1979. Other editions may have different page counts, formats and ISBNs.
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