Exploring Ethics

In this remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy, Steven M. Cahn brings together a rich, balanced, and wide-ranging collection of fifty-two readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. He has carefully edited all the articles to ensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The selections are organized into three parts--Challenges to Morality, Moral Theories, and MoralProblems--providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of ethics courses. Each reading is followed by study questions.

“It's a well organized book. One of the great strengths of the book is its breadth. It accomplishes so much because of the brevity of the readings." - Daniel Yeakel, University of Michigan - Dearborn”

It’s a well organized book. One of the great strengths of the book is its breadth. It accomplishes so much because of the brevity of the readings." - Daniel Yeakel, University of Michigan - Dearborn
It's a text that offers good coverage for a lower division course in Contemporary Moral Issues with well edited excerpts of classics at a good price point for students." - Zachary Bachman, Sam Houston State University
A great anthology that includes good selections of many key texts for an affordable price." - Elizabeth Singleton, Ridgewater College

Steven M. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of Exploring Philosophy, Eighth Edition (OUP, 2023); Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education (OUP, 2011); Ethics: History, Theory and Contemporary Issues, Seventh Edition (OUP, 2019); Political Philosophy, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2022); and The Meaning of Life, Fourth Edition (OUP,2017), among others.

In this remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy, Steven M. Cahn brings together a rich, balanced, and wide-ranging collection of fifty-two readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. He has carefully edited all the articles to ensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The selections are organized into three parts--Challenges to Morality, Moral Theories, and MoralProblems--providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of ethics courses. Each reading is followed by study questions.

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