This accessible supplementary text emphasizes the doing of philosophy rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics. With the aid of the text, students apply ethical principles to case studies that exemplify the kinds of moral issues that permeate their everyday lives.
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In the first part of the book, Riggiero provides scenarios to dismiss ethics based on the majority view, relativism, feelings, conscience, and culture. This is counter to those who propose following your "gut", or "do what feels good". In the second part of the book, he offers a procedural ethics based on obligation, moral ideas, and consequences. The real meat of the book are "inquiries"; examples of ethical problems for the reader to work. They also promote a vague uneasiness of how difficult some of these short scenarios are. The uneasiness is useful and caused me to think deeper about the dilemmas. Students who are used to memorization, or looking for a "correct answer" may be frustrated. This book is not about the history of ethics (and that chapter is perhaps too sparse), or ethical theory, but about the process of thinking. My own desire for more worked samples, may indicate my uneasiness and search for a crutch of a supplied answer. I would urge also each professional reader, to look at his own professional organization's code of ethics, in light of possible scenarios that may be encountered.
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