Ethics in Practice: Moral Theory and the Professions - Softcover

Dozens of times a day we are faced with moral dilemmas, and our judgments and actions are guided by our sense of what is right or wrong. But there are times when we find ourselves facing situations of moral complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on numerous case studies, Ethics in Practice is a practical and absorbing discussion on ethics and moral theory, and will help readers to make better informed, and more rationally justifiable, decisions about how to act and judge the actions of others, where there are morally hard choices to be made in their professional working life.

Andrew Alexandra is the editor of the "Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics"," "the coauthor of "Police Ethics"," "and the coeditor of "Private Military Companies"." "Seumus Miller is a professor of philosophy at Charles Sturt University and the Australian National University. He is the author or coauthor of 10 books, including "Corruption and Anti-Corruption," "Institutional Corruption," and "Social Action."