Introduce your students to major perspectives in ethical theory and contemporary moral debates with MacKinnon/Fiala's ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 10th EDITION. Explore comprehensive and clear introductions to general and specific areas of ethical debates. The title's “Theory” section covers issues in metaethics, religion and global ethics, and discussions of major normative theories such as utilitarianism, deontology, natural law ethics and more. All of the theory chapters provide updated coverage of questions of race and gender. The book’s “Contemporary Issues” section includes major sections about bioethics, including abortion, euthanasia and biotechnology. It also includes social justice topics such as racial discrimination, affirmative action, reparation, transgender issues and more. Social order and violence topics include prison and capital punishment, and the non-human topics include animal rights, environmental ethics and artificial intelligence.
