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Available
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Publication
Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1988. (6th Edition)
Description
This is one of the finest collections of primary source material available to beginning ethics students. The chronologically sequenced chapter units give an overall historical perspective while informative chapter introductions include biographical, historical, and other information designed to prepare readers for the primary selections that follow. Brief comments by the editors are inserted into the edited primary material to assist student understanding.
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LibraryThing member AlexTheHunn
This is a undergrad level anthology of readings in ethics. It serves as a sampler of writings of many of the great western philosophers. My edition is quite Euro-Centric. Based on the many other covers I see, I imagine that there are newer, perhaps more broadly inclusive, versions. In any case, it
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is worth the trouble as a good exposure to writings in the field. Show Less
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Original publication date
1980
Physical description
vi, 409 p.; 23 cm
ISBN
0534081304 / 9780534081300