Explore the major perspectives in ethical theory and contemporary moral debates with Ethics Theory and Contemporary Issues, 9th Edition. Authored by Barbara MacKinnon and published by Cengage Learning on January 1, 2017, this comprehensive work provides insightful overviews and a carefully selected range of readings from both traditional and contemporary sources, ensuring that complex philosophical concepts are presented in a reader-friendly manner.

This edition offers comprehensive introductions to general and specific areas of ethical debate, covering influential ethical theories such as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and deontology, natural law ethics, and feminist and care ethics. Readers will engage with a wide array of contemporary moral issues, including euthanasia, sexual morality, economic justice, war, violence, globalization, structural racism, and same-sex marriage. The original publication was designed to facilitate deeper engagement, with accompanying resources like MindTap that offered assessments and animated ethics simulations, allowing readers to interact directly with the philosophical issues and concepts discussed within the text.

This foundational text is identified by ISBN-10: 1305958675 and ISBN-13: 978-1305958678.