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Normative ethics

Shelly Kagan

1998337 pagesabout 5–8 hours
1998
first published
  • 1997Avalon Publishing · ENGISBN 9780813345468
  • 1998Westview Press · 337 pages · ENGISBN 9780813308456
  • 2018Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9780429967207
  • 2018Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9780429978289
  • 2018Taylor & Francis Group · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780429498657
  • 2018Taylor & Francis Group · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780429989360
  • 2019Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9780367317041

Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers. Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy.

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