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Today's Moral Issues: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives

by Daniel A. Bonevac · 1991

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Designed for Contemporary Moral Problems courses, this reader is unique in providing theoretical selections related to the contemporary issues readings that follow — students connect theory and practice, thereby making the theory interesting and relevant. In addition to providing readings on contemporary topics, the book lends historical perspective to current moral issues with its unique inclusion of classic selections by philosophers such as Aristotle, Mill, Kant, and Locke.

Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thissociologysociologyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
moralitymoralityMore like thisLess of thissocial justicesocial justiceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 600 pages

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