Ethical Theory: An Anthology is an authoritative collection of key essays by top scholars in the field addressing core issues including consequentialism deontology & virtue ethics as well as traditionally underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge & moral responsibility. * Brings together seventy-six classic & contemporary pieces by renowned philosophers from classic writing by Hume & Kant to contemporary writing by Derek Parfit Susan Wolf & Judith Jarvis Thomson * Guides students through key areas in the field among them consequentialism deontology contractarianism & virtue ethics *
Includes:: coverage of metaethics normative ethics & practical ethics * Reaches beyond traditional texts by also including important but usually underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge moral standing moral responsibility & ethical particularism * Raises questions about the status & rational authority of morality