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The A to Z of Ethics: 161
Author(s): Harry J. Gensler (Author), Earl W. Spurgin
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 12 Feb. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 426 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810875888
- ISBN-13: 9780810875883
Book Description
The A to Z of Ethics covers a very broad range of ethical topics, including ethical theories, historical periods, historical figures, applied ethics, ethical issues, ethical concepts, non-Western approaches, and related disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital punishment, stem cell research, and terrorism while also explaining key theories like utilitarianism, natural law, social contract, and virtue ethics. This reference provides a complete overview of ethics through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries, including bioethics, business ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy, confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology.
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About the Author
Earl Spurgin is professor of philosophy at John Carroll University. He specializes in ethics and social and political philosophy and is coauthor of Historical Dictionary of Ethics and coeditor of Ethics: Contemporary Readings. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
