Overview
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics is a lively and authoritative guide to current thought about ethical issues in all areas of human activity--personal, medical, sexual, social, political, judicial, and international, from the natural world to the world of business. Twenty-eight topics are covered in specially written surveys by leading figures in their fields: each gives an authoritative map of the ethical terrain, explaining how the debate has developed in recent years, engaging critically with the most notable work in the area, and pointing directions for future work. The Handbook will be essential reading, and a fascinating resource of ideas and information, for academics and students across a wide range of disciplines.
Full Product Details
Author: Hugh LaFollette (University of South Florida, St Petersburg)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 25.20cm
Weight: 1.555kg
ISBN: 9780198241058
ISBN 10: 0198241054
Pages: 790
Publication Date: 09 January 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
...it is a substantial addition to an increasingly important sub-discipline of moral philosophy ... a valuable resource for professional philosophers, lawyers, and policymakers. Kimberley Brownlee, Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy LaFollette has done an excellent editorial job ... Sturdily bound and an easily-usable size, this is a particularly attractive work for the practitioner's desk, as well as for the reference shelves of any college and university library. Reference Reviews The Handbook succeeds in providing the busy practitioner and the interested academic with a topical glimpse of the what and how of dealing with some of the most important and ineluctable ethical dilemmas we face. Reference Reviews
...it is a substantial addition to an increasingly important sub-discipline of moral philosophy ... a valuable resource for professional philosophers, lawyers, and policymakers. Kimberley Brownlee, Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy LaFollette has done an excellent editorial job ... Sturdily bound and an easily-usable size, this is a particularly attractive work for the practitioner's desk, as well as for the reference shelves of any college and university library. Reference Reviews The Handbook succeeds in providing the busy practitioner and the interested academic with a topical glimpse of the what and how of dealing with some of the most important and ineluctable ethical dilemmas we face. Reference Reviews
Author Information
Hugh LaFollette is Cole Chair in Ethics at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.
