Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of this encyclopaedia has been revised, expanded and updated by its editors and a group of world-renowned authorities in the field of ethics. Some 600 entries cover the spectrum of ethics, including metaethics, ethical theory, perennial moral problems and political, social and legal theory. It includes survey articles on trends and eras; summaries of leading concepts, principles and theoretical problems; and biographical entries on contemporary philosophers whose eminence makes their inclusion appropriate. This second edition should be a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars in philosophy or related fields, and for general readers with a strong interest in ethics.
