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The Ethics Toolkit

A Compendium of Ethical Concepts and Methods
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The Ethics Toolkit by Julian Baggini and Peter S. Fosl is a comprehensive guide to the key concepts and principles in ethical philosophy. Designed for both students and enthusiasts, it provides clear explanations of major ethical theories and dilemmas, enriching understanding through practical examples and thought-provoking questions. This engaging resource encourages readers to critically examine moral issues and develop their own ethical reasoning skills.
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You might enjoy this engaging guide if you're keen on exploring ethical concepts and moral reasoning. It provides clear explanations of complex ideas, making it ideal for anyone interested in understanding the principles that underpin ethical thought. It can serve as both an educational resource and a practical toolkit for applying ethics to real-world situations.

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A new edition of the bestselling guide which equips readers with the skills necessary for engaging in ethical reflection

The Ethics Toolkit offers an engaging and approachable introduction to the core concepts, principles, and methods of contemporary ethics. It explains to students and general readers how to think critically about ethics and actually use philosophical concepts. This innovative volume provides the tools and knowledge required to engage intelligently in ethical study, deliberation, and debate.

Invaluable as both a complete guide and a handy reference, this versatile resource provides clear and authoritative information on a diverse range of topics, from fundamental concepts and major ethical frameworks to contemporary critiques and ongoing debates. Throughout the text, Fosl and Baggini highlight the crucial role ethics plays in our lives, exploring autonomy, free will, consciousness, fairness, responsibility, consent, intersectionality, sex and gender, and much more.

Substantially revised and expanded, the second edition of The Ethics Toolkit contains a wealth of new entries, new recommended readings, more detailed textual references, and numerous timely real-world and hypothetical examples.

  • Uses clear and accessible language appropriate for use inside and beyond the classroom.
  • Contains cross-referenced entries to help readers connect and contrast ideas.
  • Engages both non-Western and Western philosophy.
  • Offers insights into key issues in ethics with a firm grounding in the history of philosophy.
  • Includes an appendix of tools for the practice of ethics, including links to podcasts, web and print resources, and prominent ethics organisations.

Written by the authors of the popular The Philosophers’ Toolkit, this new edition of The Ethics Toolkit is a must-have resource for anyone interested in ethics, from general readers to undergraduate and graduate students.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119891970

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 336

About the Author

JULIAN BAGGINI is the author of more than 20 books, including How the World Thinks, The Edge of Reason, and The Ego Trick. He was the founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, has served as Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent.

PETER S. FOSL is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the PPE program at Transylvania University, Kentucky, USA. The author of Hume’s Scepticism and the recipient of numerous teaching awards, Fosl was appointed the 2013–14 David Hume Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

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