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Country United States Originally published 1986 Genre Philosophy OCLC 173081152 | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English ISBN 0-07-282574-X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Book review of the elements of moral philosophy by james rachels
The Elements of Moral Philosophy, by James Rachels and Stuart Rachels, is an ethics textbook. It explains a number of moral theories and topics, including cultural relativism, subjectivism, divine command theory, ethical egoism, social contract theory, utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and deontology. The book uses real-life examples in explaining the theories.
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- Book review of the elements of moral philosophy by james rachels
- R 1 what is morality
- Editions
- References
R 1 what is morality
Editions
James Rachels wrote the first edition in 1986. He revised the book three times, adding a chapter on "The Ethics of Virtue" in 1993 and a chapter on "Feminism and the Ethics of Care" in 1999. The fourth edition appeared in 2003, the year Rachels died. Since then, his son Stuart has written the fifth edition and the sixth edition, which was released in April 2009. An 8th edition was released in October 2014. The book has been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Persian and Albanian. It is known for its accessibility to a wide readership.
David Fordyce wrote a book with the same title—however, aside from the titles, these books are largely unrelated.