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    A Companion to Applied Ethics
    A Companion to Applied Ethics
    A Companion to Applied Ethics
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    A Companion to Applied Ethics

    By R. G. Frey and Christopher Heath Wellman

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    Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken together, the essays in this volume – including two overview essays on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics – provide a state-of-the-art account of the most pressing moral questions facing us today.
    • Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant problems of practical ethics
    • Offers state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical, environmental, legal, social, and business ethics
    • Written by major philosophers presently engaged with these complex and profound ethical issues
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9781405171908
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