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An introduction to ethics as the study of arguments about which actions one has the best reasons to undertake.
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A very useful introduction to these matters is (Rachels 1993). I also must acknowledge the patient advice and instruction of Margaret Holmgren, whom I was lucky to count as a colleague at Iowa State University.
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Comstock, G.L. (2010). Ethics. In: Comstock, G.L. (eds) Life Science Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8792-8_1
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