Utilitarianism and the evolution of ecological ethics

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 551-573

  Varner, Gary ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Ethics; Professional ethics; R.M. Hare; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS;

CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS;

EID: 57249095783     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9102-5     Document Type: Article

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