Striking a unique balance between moral theory and applied ethics, morwl mark timmons provides students with an accessible moral theory primer, in which he outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents six central moral theories, and relates those theories to the. Providing an introduction to moral theory that explains and critically examines the theories of such classical moral. Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, applied ethics, and. Conduct and character readings in moral theory 6th edition. Perhaps limited moral pluralism is the best we mere mortal moralists can do, but this is a conclusion to lament, not to welcome. Sorin baiasu and i are editing a collection of 44 newly written essays by renowned scholars. Overall i feel much more prepared to delve into more advanced and specific studies in morality after this read and as such i found the book was rather. Mark timmons is professor of philosophy at the university of arizona. Mark timmons has 26 books on goodreads with 715 ratings. Creator timmons, mark, 1951subjects ethics textbooks ethical problems textbooks textbooks. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. An introduction is a firstrate critical overview of nine important approaches to moral theory.
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