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The Ethical Life by Shafer-Landau is an engaging and helpful guide for college students and is a great book to introduce students to the basics of moral reasoning. Filled with hundreds of clear and easy to understand cartoons, the book describes many typical arguments about morality. It explores some of the most familiar and fundamental issues in ethical reasoning including motive, trust, power, authority, and respect. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the concept being discussed, then offers several examples of how the concept is applied and discusses the ethical problem being solved. The book also includes several useful essays, each addressing a single ethical issue.

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The Ethical Life by Shafer-Landau is an excellent text for courses in basic ethics and contemporary moral issues. It provides an introduction to a wide variety of topics that will help college students develop an understanding of and commitment to moral beliefs and values. The book is very thorough and well organized, and each chapter contains at least one essay explaining its main focus and discussing a sample of one of its suggested moral cases. The author also includes many illustrations throughout the text that allow readers to see the various forms of reasoning about morality that are covered.

In this first of a series of six books on the life and works of Leopold Bloom, David Norton presents a detailed account of Bloom's life and works focusing on his defense of slavery and his rejection of utilitarianism. The essays Norton includes in this case study provide a vivid portrait of the dynamic nature of moral argument. Although utilitarianism may appear to be a simple philosophy in its most common form, its underlying assumptions and presuppositions can become quite maddening for those that must confront them in the course of their daily lives. Norton includes a number of personal reflections on Bloom and on his own life and work as an artist that show how the philosophical arguments of his time were deeply affected by his lived experiences. The Ethical Life by Shafer-Landau is a valuable addition to the students' library as it offers a systematic argument and a number of richly illustrated case studies.