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Ethics A-Z

by Jonathan Jacobs
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This book is a valuable guide to ethical issues and the language, concepts, and positions central to ethical theorizing. Entries identify and explain complex issues of normative ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology without being technical. Clearly written, entries range from antiquity to the present, and from the basic to the more advanced. Extensive cross-references allow the reader easily to make and follow connections and pursue issues. Topics include Aristotle, virtue-centered theory, eudaimonism, hedonism, Bentham, naturalism, utilitarianism, and supervenience. The cross-references also enable the reader to follow through on topics to the desired degree of depth. Entries identify and explain complex issues of normative ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology without being technical. Ethics A-Z is for undergraduate and post-graduate students as well as the general reader. It is a valuable guide to ethical issues and the language, concepts, and positions central to ethical theorizing.

About the Author, Jonathan Jacobs


Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Colgate University.

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Book Details

Published
June 10, 2026
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
208
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781403972620

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