The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature

Product Description
Ideal for introductory ethics courses, The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature brings together a comprehensive collection of classical and contemporary readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. The first two-thirds of the book comprises readings on
historical and contemporary ethical theory; the final third is devoted to readings on a variety of contemporary moral issues. Integrating literature with philosophy in an innovative way, this anthology leverages literary works to enliven and make concrete the ethical theories and applied issues it
covers.
Review
"I believe this is one of the best ethics anthologies available... It gives a good selection of traditional and important ethical theories, excerpts of classics in the field, applications of ethics to current controversies and other materials that exemplify the abstract theories." ―Glen A. Mazis, Penn State Harrisburg
"The overall quality of the book is excellent. It's breadth and depth in ethics and literature is rivaled by no other introductory text. The editors introductions to the topics and to each reading are brief and crystal clear. It's accessible enough to be assigned in an introductory course. The book is impeccably organized, covers most of the topics I teach in my ethics courses and many others." ―Travis Timmerman, Seton Hall University
"Excellent book. Great coverage of topics. Allows different instructors to use the same text but have different emphases―theoretical and practical. This book continues to be the standard introduction to moral reasoning for selection and price." ―David S. Brown, Lindenwood University
About the Author
The late Louis P. Pojman was Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books including Classics of Philosophy, Third Edition (OUP, 2010).
Lewis Vaughn is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Bioethics, Fourth Edition (2019), The Power of Critical Thinking, Sixth Edition, (2018), Philosophy Here and Now, Third Edition (2019), and Living Philosophy, Third Edition (2021), all published by Oxford University Press. He also
publishes Doing Ethics, Fifth Edition (2018) with W.W. Norton.