eShop USA > Books > Ethics for Life: A Text with Readings
Ethics for Life: A Text with Readings
Our Price: $69.97 Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 170
EAN: 9780073386645
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0073386642
Label: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 504
Publication Date: November 08, 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Studio: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
This clear, well-organized overview of theoretical ethics employs a contemporary tone and framework. Multicultural coverage and attention to college students' moral development help readers relate the material to their own experience and their own moral growth. Both scholarly and practical, this text aims to significantly improve students' ability to make real-life moral decisions.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A great read!
Boss succeeds in presenting an entry level look at deep philosohpical questions. How should we live? What is moral in a pluralistic world? With references to contemporary film and psychological theory, I found this to be a very compelling book. She is not a relativist, but is sensitive to cultural diversity. Again, a great read.
Rating:  - A Thoughtful Text
To say any race or gender would be put off by Judith Boss' presentation of ethical theories and case studies is ridiculous. Boss presents students with a humanizing and compelling look at the lives and work of Thomas Aquinas, David Hume, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill, all classics in the standard Western presentation of ethics. However, she also includes compelling portrayals of Black Elk, Mencius, Ayn Rand, Mahatma Gandhi, Carol Gilligan, and the Buddha. She truly offers introductory ... Read More
Rating:  - ETHICS or INDOCTRINATION?
Warning to all white males reared in a Western culture: if you read this book and take it seriously, guilt feelings could cause you to jump from the nearest bridge. It is difficult to tell if Ms Boss is a socialist, a Buddhist or both, but one thing we do know is that throughout her book she promotes Eastern, feel-good philosophies and blames white males, capitalism and Western philosophy for all the evils in the world. Boss tries to hide her slant by using subtle adjectives and sometimes mixing ... Read More
Related Categories:
| |
 |
