Ethics in America - Source Reader - Softcover

For all courses in Ethics. Contains a rich and varied selection of classic writings in philosophy and ethics. Also contains current sources, including a selection on Fiduciary Obligation from an online legal encyclopedia and the complete Belmont Report that governs research with human subjects. This new edition is improved by the addition of selections from Eastern religions, Native America, feminist perspectives, existentialism, and environmentalism.

The Ethics in America Source Reader, edited by Lisa H. Newton, is a valuable supplement to any course in ethics and philosophy as well as an essential reference book for the Ethics in America college credit course and television series. It contains a rich and varied selection of classical writings in philosophy and ethics spanning the history of philosophy through the ages.

This new second edition has been expanded to include selections from Islamic, Buddhist, and Confucian thought, and includes new readings on topics such as existentialism, feminism, and environmentalism. A new selection on fiduciary duty has also been added as a complement to the selection from Josiah Royce.

In addition to this outstanding volume, the Ethics in America Study Guide has also been updated by Lisa H. Newton and accompanies the Source Reader. The case-study method is used to examine contemporary ethical conflicts in law, medicine, scientific research, business, the military, journalism, government, and personal life, relating these conflicts to basic ethical concepts. With its unique blend of contemporary cases and analysis of moral principles, this innovative guide provides a solid foundation in the language, concepts, and traditions of ethics.

Other components of the Ethics in America series include ten one-hour television programs and three audiocassettes, produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. For more information about the television course, licensing, videocassettes, and audiocassettes, call 1-800-LEARNER or write the Annenberg/CPB Collection at 2040 Alameda Padre Serra, PO. Box 4069, Santa Barbara, CA 93140-4069.