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Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 10th Edition

Andrew Fiala, Barbara MacKinnon

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Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues 10th Edition by Andrew Fiala/Barbara MacKinnon
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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.

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Andrew Fiala

Andrew Fiala is a professor of philosophy at Fresno State University and the director of the university's Ethics Center. He is co-author of the textbook ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 10th EDITION (Cengage), as well as a number of books and articles. His scholarly writing focuses on war and peace, politics, religion and ethics. He also is a columnist for the Fresno Bee.

Barbara MacKinnon

Barbara MacKinnon is a professor emerita of philosophy at the University of San Francisco. During her 30 years of teaching, her instruction and writing focused primarily on the history of ethics and contemporary ethical issues. She enjoys reading widely, playing the piano, and traveling.

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  • This edition has substantive treatment of race and gender throughout. This focus on inclusivity and diversity is seen in the inclusion of even more diverse voices in the short primary source readings included in each chapter.
  • A new chapter on healthcare ethics features basic issues in bioethics, as well as issues that have emerged from COVID-19, including justice in health care, vaccines and public health. There is also a new chapter about birthing and dying that incorporates material from previous edition chapters on abortion and euthanasia, while also updating information about the new legal situation in the United States.
  • Every chapter has been updated with the latest factual, detailed information on hot topics ranging from climate change to mass incarceration to AI. Teachers who want students to think about and discuss contemporary facts and cases will find these updates quite useful.
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Table of Contents

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Part I: THEORY.
1. Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Theory.
2. Religion and Global Ethics.
3. Ethical Relativism.
4. Egoism, Altruism, and the Social Contract.
5. Utilitarianism.
6. Deontological Ethics.
7. Natural Law and Human Rights.
8. Virtue Ethics.
9. Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care.
Part II: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES.
Section I: BIOETHICS.
10. Healthcare Ethics.
11. Ethics of Birthing and Dying.
12. Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
Section II: SOCIAL JUSTICE.
13. Equality and Discrimination.
14. Economic Justice.
15. Sexual Morality and Gender Justice.
16. Global Justice and Development Ethics.
Section III: SOCIAL ORDER AND VIOLENCE.
17. Punishment and the Death Penalty.
18. Violence and War.
Section IV: THE NON-HUMAN.
19. Environmental Ethics.
20. Animal Ethics—and Beyond.

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