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Basic Ethics by Boylan,Michael. [2008,2nd Edition.] Paperback
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May 12, 2008
Horrible. Too many logical flaws to count and poor, roundabout (and not to mention, in places, incorrect) lessons in ethical thought. I can't believe Prentice Hall published this author.
February 12, 2022
I was after a book to familiarise myself with various ethical theories and summaries of the challenges they address and the weaknesses they contain. The book did a good job of giving me a starting point, although I was kind of hoping for a bit on De Beauvoir’s ethics of ambiguity as I have the sense that will provide me with more insight. I’m not looking for in depth logical reasoning of these theories (maybe I should - who’s to say?) but rather looking for potential weaknesses in my decision making and the decision making of those whom I coach. I think this book will help me do that and feel it will be one I dip in and out of over time.
May 30, 2018
Great textbook for an ethics class, or for a great user-friendly manual for ethical matters.
August 28, 2013
Poor book. I was surprised that the stupid phrase "could care less," was used.
April 6, 2014
I guess is because is a school book is not one of my favorites. It does have its interesting parts of showing the different theories of ethics...
August 12, 2016
School book that I had to read and did not enjoy. I really didn't learn anything from it.
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