The Fundamentals of Ethics, 6th Edition

In The Fundamentals of Ethics, Sixth Edition, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more comprehensive coverage of the good life, normative ethics, and metaethics than any other text of its kind, this book also addresses issues that are often omitted from other texts, such as the doctrine of doing and allowing, the doctrine of double effect, ethical particularism, the desire-satisfaction theory of well-being, moral error theory, and Ross' theory of prima facie duties. Shafer-Landau carefully reconstructs and analyzes dozens of arguments in depth, at a level that is understandable to students with no prior philosophical background.The eBook offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools and navigation features: Find the eBook on VitalSource.FeaturesA brief and engaging text that narrates students through a topical history of Western ethicsIs best read in tandem with The Ethical Life, a reader that follows the structure of The Fundamentals of EthicsNew to this EditionImprovements to What is Morality?, Knowing the Fundamental Moral Rules, Self-Evidence and the Testing of Moral Theories, and Two Kinds of Ethical RelativismA new section, "Moral Conduct is Rational only if God Exists"A new section, "Ethical Objectivism: The Theory and Its Attractions"

It provides a solid foundation of ethical concepts and reasoning in voice that invites consideration of various positions and systems of thought to fit any introductory ethics course.

Russ Shafer-Landau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of several books including Living Ethics, Third Edition (OUP, 2024) and The Ethical Life, Sixth Edition (OUP, 2023). He is also the editor of Oxford Studies in Metaethics.

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