Brief yet thorough and affordably priced, The Ethical Life: Fundamental Readings in Ethics and Moral Problems, Sixth Edition, is ideal for courses in introductory ethics and contemporary moral problems. Featuring forty-eight readings divided into four parts, it introduces students to ethical theory and a wide range of moral issues. The essays include selections from such historically influential philosophers as Aristotle, Hume, Kant, and Mill alongside work by contemporary philosophers like Philippa Foot, Robert Nozick, Peter Singer, and Judith Jarvis Thomson. Detailed reading introductions provide helpful contextual information.

About the Author
Russ Shafer-Landau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author or editor of several books including The Fundamentals of Ethics, Sixth Edition (OUP, 2023), A Concise Introduction to Ethics (OUP, 2019), and Living Ethics, Third Edition (OUP, 2024). He is also the editor of Oxford Studies in Metaethics.

Reviews
[This book] is an excellent companion to The Fundamentals of Ethics and a strong anthology in its own right. Indeed, I cannot envision a better anthology that meets similar length and price constraints. Shafer-Landau is an exceptionally clear writer." Robert Farley, Assistant Professor of Humanities at Hillsborough Community College
The clarity of the texts, study questions, and self-quizzes are very good. The selected texts represent very controversial and thought-provocative ideas. It's great that in some topics, both opposite views are represented." Daniel Star, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University



Book Information
ISBN 9780197697627
Author Russ Shafer-Landau
Format Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc