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Approaches to ethics

Code: 9781801468855
Publication date: 12/06/2023
Extent: 14 pages

Contributions by: Katie McShane, Colorado State University, USA

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter describes the field of ethics and surveys the three main schools of thought in contemporary ethics: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. The main tenets of each theory are explained, with particular attention paid to how they might be applied to issues in agricultural and environmental ethics.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2023.0125.02
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Utilitarianism
  • 3 Deontology
  • 4 Virtue ethics
  • 5 Competing theories or an ethical toolkit?
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Where to look for further information
  • 8 References

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