Ethics: The Fundamentals
Julia Driver is a philosophy professor at Dartmouth College. Uneasy Virtue (2001) is her first book, and she has published numerous articles in journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, The Philosophical Quarterly, and Noûs.
Ethics: The Fundamentals introduces students to various philosophical approaches to ethics, such as virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, divine command theory, and feminist ethics, in order to explore core ideas and arguments in moral theory.
- The first book in a new series called Fundamentals of Philosophy.
- Presents lively, real-world examples of key moral philosophers and their ideas, as well as thoughtful discussion.
- This is an excellent resource for readers who are learning about ethics for the first time.
Julia Driver's admirably clear and concise account of the fundamentals of ethics will serve as an excellent text for introductory courses and beyond, as well as a good place to start for the curious layperson. She delves deeply and insightfully into the major issues, citing historical and contemporary works and employing vivid and entertaining examples. Driver's introductory textbook discusses the theories that should be discussed in an engaging and objective manner. The book is not only simple enough for students who are encountering moral philosophy for the first time, but it is also in-depth enough for more advanced students.
Author: Julia Driver
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