Idealforstudentswithlittleornobackgroundinphilosophy,EthicalChoices:AnIntroductiontoMoralPhilosophywithCasesprovidesaconcise,balanced,andhighlyaccessibleintroductiontoethics.Featuringanespeciallylucidandengagingwritingstyle,thetextsurveysawiderangeofethicaltheoriesandperspectivesincludingconsequentialistethics,deontologicalethics,naturalandvirtueethics,theethicsofcare,andethicsandreligion.EachchapterofEthicalChoicesalsoincludescompellingcasestudiesthatarecarefullymatchedwiththetheoreticalmaterial.Manyofthesecasesaddressissuesthatstudentscanrelatedirectlytotheirownlives:thedrinkingage,studentcreditcarddebt,zerotolerancepolicies,gradeinflation,andvideogames.Othercasesdiscusscurrenttopicslikelivingwills,obesity,humantrafficking,torture“lite,“universalhealthcare,andjust-wartheory.Thecasesprovidestudentswithpracticeinaddressingreal-lifemoralchoices,aswellasopportunitiestoevaluatetheusefulnessandapplicabilityofeachethicaltheory.EverycasestudyconcludeswithasetofThoughtQuestionstoguidestudentsastheyreflectupontheissuesraisedbythatcase.
