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The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature
Ben Singer
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Description for The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature
Paperback. Aims to shed light on the perennial questions of ethics. This work demonstrates how literary sources can add richness to discussions of real-life moral questions and dilemmas. It brings together selections and excerpts from some of the world's most celebrated short stories, novels, plays, and poetry. Editor(s): Singer, Peter; Singer, Renata. Num Pages: 640 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1086.
In The Moral of the Story, Peter and Renata Singer draw on some of the best works of fiction, playwriting, and poetry in order to shed light on the perennial questions of ethics.
In The Moral of the Story, Peter and Renata Singer draw on some of the best works of fiction, playwriting, and poetry in order to shed light on the perennial questions of ethics.
- A vivid montage of literature that touches on a broad range of ethical subjects and themes
- Offers a unique contribution to the study of moral philosophy and literature
- Demonstrates how literary sources can add richness to discussions of real-life moral questions and dilemmas
- Brings together selections and excerpts from the world’s most celebrated short stories, novels, plays, and poetry
- Features substantive section ... Read more
- Peter Singer is a leading moral philosopher, widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement. His collection of essays, Unsanctifying Human Life, edited by Helga Kuhse, was published by Blackwell Publishing in 2001.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405105842
SKU
V9781405105842
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99-50
About Ben Singer
Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. He is the author of Animal Liberation (1975), and is widely credited with triggering the modern animal rights movement. His other books include Practical Ethics (1979), Rethinking Life and Death (1995) and One World (2002). He is also the editor of A ... Read more
Reviews for The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature
“Shelley called poets ‘the unacknowledged legislators of the world.’ Peter and Renata Singer have made novelists and playwrights (and poets!), its acknowledged ethicists. An intriguing collection.” Randy Cohen, writer of “The Ethicist” for the New York Times Magazine “This excellent, wide-ranging anthology reminds us that there is as much ethics in Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky ... Read more