The Fundamentals of Ethics Russ Shafer-Landau is a textbook that introduces the core concepts of moral philosophy clearly and accessibly. This work offers extensive and in-depth analyses of topics such as normative ethics, meta-ethics, and the good life. The book stands out for its attention to often-neglected themes such as the doctrine of doing and not doing, the doctrine of double effect, ethical particularism, and Ross’s theories.
About the book
This sixth edition provides comprehensive coverage of moral theories and reconstructs arguments in a way that is suitable for beginning philosophy students. Shafer-Landau’s approach makes complex ethical concepts understandable and applicable, making it a valuable study book in the field of moral philosophy.
Product specifications
- Author: Russ Shafer-Landau
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication date: 2024-07-17
- Number of pages: 448
- ISBN: 9780197697474
- Topic: Ethics and moral philosophy
- BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
About the author
Russ Shafer-Landau is a professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author and editor of several influential works, including Living Ethics en The Ethical Life. He is also editor-in-chief of Oxford Studies in Metaethics.