Everyday Morality: An Introduction to Applied Ethics

Find out how to use ethics in your own life with EVERYDAY MORALITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ETHICS. By looking at how everyday practical situations require an ethical response, you'll start to discover how to use what you're learning to lead a more rich and productive life. Whether it's hot topics like abortion or euthanasia, or more common situations like addiction, community service, or money management, EVERYDAY MORALITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ETHICS teaches you how to handle each situation the right way. And because it's full of study tools, this ethics textbook helps you out in class also.

A practical, level-headed introduction to ethics focusing on the moral concerns encountered in daily life, with integration of opposing views and a summary, discussion topics, and suggested reading at the end of each section. Twenty-six types of moral issues are organized into eight sections: character and conduct; multicultural ethics; moral standing; sexual morality; caring relationships; moral autonomy and integrity; moral health; and community and wealth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Mike W. Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Chapman University (Orange, California). He is the author of many articles in applied ethics, and he is author, coauthor, or editor of ten books, most recently FROM MORALITY TO MENTAL HEALTH: VIRTUE AND VICE IN A THERAPEUTIC CULTURE (from Oxford University Press).