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This book introduces a study of ethics and values to develop a deeper understanding of markets, business, and economic life. Its distinctive features include a thorough integration of personal and institutional perspectives; applied ethics and political philosophy; and philosophy, business, and economics.Part I introduces a study of markets, property rights, and law. Part II examines the purpose and responsibilities of corporations. Parts III and IV analyze economic life through the ethics and values of welfare and efficiency, liberty, rights, equality, desert, personal character, community, and the common good.This Third Edition maintains the strengths of previous editions – short, digestible chapters and engaging writing that explains challenging ideas clearly. The material is easily adaptable with suggested course outlines, separable chapters, and flexible applications to case studies. This book is designed for interdisciplinary programs in philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE), as well as courses in business ethics.Updates to the Third Edition include:addition of a new introductory chapter on the value of an ethical lifecoverage of artifical intelligence (AI) developments, including copyrights and patent implications, social media companies and corporate social responsibility, ethical differences between AI and human personality, and impacts on meaningful workintegration of recent scholarship, bringing discussions and references up to dateimprovement of the writing across all chapters, making the book easier to readaddition of new material on the is-ought gap in Chapter 1 with revised discussion of personal and institutional points of viewediting and repositioning of consequentialist and deontological ethics in Chapter 3revision of appendix for instructors that includes different syllabi possibilities for different types of coursesThe eBook of the Third Edition now includes hyperlinks (1) between when a term is first used in the main text and its definition in the Glossary and (2) between germane sections when they are cross-referenced.Cover image: Gary Yeowell/Getty Images

This book introduces a study of ethics and values to develop a deeper understanding of markets, business, and economic life. Its distinctive features include a thorough integration of personal and institutional perspectives; applied ethics and political philosophy; and philosophy, business, and economics.Part I introduces a study of markets, property rights, and law. Part II examines the purpose and responsibilities of corporations. Parts III and IV analyze economic life through the ethics and values of welfare and efficiency, liberty, rights, equality, desert, personal character, community, and the common good.This Third Edition maintains the strengths of previous editions – short, digestible chapters and engaging writing that explains challenging ideas clearly. The material is easily adaptable with suggested course outlines, separable chapters, and flexible applications to case studies. This book is designed for interdisciplinary programs in philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE), as well as courses in business ethics.Updates to the Third Edition include:addition of a new introductory chapter on the value of an ethical lifecoverage of artifical intelligence (AI) developments, including copyrights and patent implications, social media companies and corporate social responsibility, ethical differences between AI and human personality, and impacts on meaningful workintegration of recent scholarship, bringing discussions and references up to dateimprovement of the writing across all chapters, making the book easier to readaddition of new material on the is-ought gap in Chapter 1 with revised discussion of personal and institutional points of viewediting and repositioning of consequentialist and deontological ethics in Chapter 3revision of appendix for instructors that includes different syllabi possibilities for different types of coursesThe eBook of the Third Edition now includes hyperlinks (1) between when a term is first used in the main text and its definition in the Glossary and (2) between germane sections when they are cross-referenced.Cover image: Gary Yeowell/Getty Images

Morality and Moral Controversies, 10th Edition challenges students to critically assess today’s leading moral, social, and political issues. As a comprehensive anthology, it provides students with the tools they need to understand the philosophical ideas that are currently shaping our world.The 10th edition includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory, the most current topics in applied ethics, and updated debates in social and political philosophy. As in the previous nine editions, the materials were selected for balance, timeliness, and accessibility after reviewing a vast range of possible articles from leading scholarly journals, mainstream periodicals, online posts, and book chapters. Hallmarks include carefully edited and philosophically relevant U.S. Supreme Court decisions, compelling readings, and contrasting points of view that reflect a broad ethical and political spectrum. Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:Understand philosophical ideas that are shaping the world today.Apply various philosophical ideas to politics, religion, ethics, economics, personal relationships, medicine, the environment and climate change, warfare, and other areas.Appreciate how to construct, apply, and evaluate basic philosophical arguments.Key updates to the 10th edition include:All material published in the actual book (in contrast to placing sections online behind a paywall, as was the case in earlier editions with a different publisher). New readings on:autonomous warfareself-driving carsthe right to health care technology and privacy the value of democracy racial equalityimmigration.

Morality and Moral Controversies, 10th Edition challenges students to critically assess today’s leading moral, social, and political issues. As a comprehensive anthology, it provides students with the tools they need to understand the philosophical ideas that are currently shaping our world.The 10th edition includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory, the most current topics in applied ethics, and updated debates in social and political philosophy. As in the previous nine editions, the materials were selected for balance, timeliness, and accessibility after reviewing a vast range of possible articles from leading scholarly journals, mainstream periodicals, online posts, and book chapters. Hallmarks include carefully edited and philosophically relevant U.S. Supreme Court decisions, compelling readings, and contrasting points of view that reflect a broad ethical and political spectrum. Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:Understand philosophical ideas that are shaping the world today.Apply various philosophical ideas to politics, religion, ethics, economics, personal relationships, medicine, the environment and climate change, warfare, and other areas.Appreciate how to construct, apply, and evaluate basic philosophical arguments.Key updates to the 10th edition include:All material published in the actual book (in contrast to placing sections online behind a paywall, as was the case in earlier editions with a different publisher). New readings on:autonomous warfareself-driving carsthe right to health care technology and privacy the value of democracy racial equalityimmigration.