Ethics for A-Level

Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher

264 pages
3.2 MB
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A clear guide to moral theory written for A-Level students. It covers utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, metaethics, and applied debates such as euthanasia, stealing, and eating animals.

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