The Right Thing to Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

by Stuart Rachels and James Rachels

Book Overview

This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text "The Elements of Moral Philosophy," The anthology... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072476915
• ISBN13: 9780072476910
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Right thing to Do by James Racheals

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The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

In a world that refuses to mend, this book and the like provides a starting point in the process of becoming a conscientious moral agent.

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This book is part of my required textbooks for school. It's very informative and interesting.

re: Natalia's critique

DISCLAIMER: The 4 rating is a not-so-random guess, as I haven't read the whole book yet, but had to put a number down in order to give this critique of Natalia's post. As soon as I bought this book, I read the section on Infanticide, which Natalia so poorly criticized. Natalia's criticism is so poor that you don't even need to read the article to critique her criticism, but I thought I would read it first in case anyone thought differently. She basically argues that even in cases where the baby is a 'vegetable', that it's still good to keep him or her alive because of the benefits they will serve to others. Is there a less compassionate and more selfish position possible than this? I've read a few articles from this book, mainly essays by professional philosophers who give at least strong, if not compelling, arguments for their positions. Rachels himself is good philosopher, specifically a good ethicist, so I recommend him for the strength of his arguments and the lucidity of his writing.