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Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues
by Vincent Ruggiero
from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Interesting read 
This is a very interesting book to read for a class or not. It makes you think in various directions regarding issues that you may not think about otherwise. A good discussion starter as well.
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leaves much to be desired, but good for beginners. 
A quick run-down for the lazy:
- The overview of philosophical thinkers is absurdly short.
- The history of ethics is also woefully abrubt.
+ it's fairly easy to read.
- lacks depth of analysis, contains strawman argument, circular logic, and other logical flaws.
- author insists on existance absolutes
- author frequently mixes up the meanings of ethics and morality.
Ruggiero focuses on pro-western attitudes, Christians, and christian apologists in the formation of... more info
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Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues
Very well written for the established learner - could prove frustrating for novice students. Many case studies with real world events to allow interactive exchange btw students - but requires professorial oversight to get beyond group think, interpersonal dynamics, and subjective bias.
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Challenging inquires
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... more info
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