On Ethics And Living Well Robert C Solomon by Robert C. Solomon 9780495002956, 049500295X instant download after payment.

A volume in the Wadsworth Philosophical Topics Series, ON ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE offers a brief introduction to ethics and its prime place in our lives from one of contemporary philosophy's foremost teachers and scholars. Covering most of the traditional topics in ethics and including brief treatments of important historical figures, Solomon's text fosters reasoned, deliberate thinking by emphasizing the patterns of controversy and concern, rather than the details of various ethical theories. Asserting ethics' place as component of and guidepost on the path to the good life, this volume is a readily engaging introduction to a kind of deliberation that stands to impact each student well beyond the classroom.
THE WADSWORTH PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS SERIES presents readers with concise, timely, and insightful introductions to a variety of traditional and contemporary philosophical subjects. With this series, students of philosophy will be able to discover the richness of philosophical inquiry across a wide array of concepts, including hallmark philosophical themes and themes typically underrepresented in mainstream philosophy publishing. Written by a distinguished list of scholars who have garnered particular recognition for their excellence in teaching, this series presents the vast sweep of today's philosophical exploration in highly accessible and affordable volumes. These books will prove valuable to philosophy teachers and their students as well as to other readers who share a general interest in philosophy.