A Primer on Ethics by Tibor R. MachanCall Number: Queensborough Stacks BJ 1012 . M324 1997
ISBN: 0806129468
This introductory text in ethics aims to set forth the basic issues and positions of ethical inquiry with the goal of encouraging discussion, not providing answers. After considering such fundamental questions as What is ethics? Why study ethics? and How is ethics possible?, Machan familiarizes students with the basics of moral philosophy. The author then applies ethics to such pertinent contemporary issues as abortion, advertising, assisted suicide, capital punishment, children's rights and obligations, gambling, the treatment of animals, racial discrimination, and sexual harassment.