Contemporary debates in applied ethics / edited by Andrew I. Cohen, Christopher Heath Wellman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Andrew I.

Wellman, Christopher Heath.

Series:

Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 15.

Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied ethics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This new edition of compelling commentary on substantive ethical issues has been updated to encompass high-profile contemporary concerns such as torture, same-sex marriage, and reparations for the violent injustices of the past. Six pairs of newly commissioned essays join a revised selection of the book's vigorous debates between leading philosophers with contrasting views. Also included in this new edition is a concise and insightful overview essay from Stephen Darwall, outlining the current landscape of ethical theory-vital context for students grappling with concepts that shape the shifting mores of human societies. The rhetorical power of the first edition's adversarial format was a potent catalyst for scholarly engagement. This fresh edition benefits from the same editorial finesse, enhanced by a broadened academic purview, with themed sections exploring life and death, concepts of justice, privacy and the common good, and issues relating to human communities in our restless, hungry, warming world. This accessible text locates the pressure points of core issues in applied ethics. It aims to foster the informed discussion required to nourish a new generation of philosophers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Ethical Theory 11

1 *Theories of Ethics / Stephen L. Darwall Darwall, Stephen L. 13

Issues in Life and Death 33

Abortion 35

2 The Wrong of Abortion / Patrick Lee Lee, Patrick, Robert P. George George, Robert P. 37

3 The Moral Permissibility of Abortion / Margaret Olivia Little Little, Margaret Olivia 51

Euthanasia 63

4 In Defense of Voluntary Active Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide / Michael Tooley Tooley, Michael 65

5 A Case Against Euthanasia / Daniel Callahan Callahan, Daniel 82

Animals 93

6 Empty Cages: Animal Rights and Vivisection / Tom Regan Regan, Tom 95

7 Animals and Their Medical Use / R.G. Frey Frey, R.G. 109

Issues in Justice 121

Affirmative action 123

8 A Defense of Affirmative Action / Albert Mosley Mosley, Albert 125

9 Preferential Policies Have Become Toxic / Celia Wolf-Devine Wolf-Devine, Celia 141

Capital punishment 157

10 A Defense of the Death Penalty / Louis P. Pojman Pojman, Louis P. 159

11 Why We Should Put the Death Penalty to Rest / Stephen Nathanson Nathanson, Stephen 175

Reparations 189

12 *Compensation and Past Injustice / Bernard Boxill Boxill, Bernard 191

13 *Must We Provide Material Redress for Past Wrongs? / Nahshon Perez Perez, Nahshon 203

Profiling 217

14 *Bayesian Inference and Contractualist Justification on Interstate 95 / Arthur Isak Applbaum Applbaum, Arthur Isak 219

15 *Racial Profiling and the Meaning of Racial Categories / Deborah Hellman Hellman, Deborah 232

Torture 245

16 *Ticking Time-Bombs and Torture / Fritz Allhoff Allhoff, Fritz 247

17 *Torture and its Apologists / Bob Brecher Brecher, Bob 260

Issues of Privacy and the Good 273

Same-sex marriage 275

18 *Same-Sex Marriage and the Definitional Objection / John Corvino Corvino, John 277

19 *Making Sense of Marriage / Sherif Girgis Girgis, Sherif 290

Pornography 305

20 The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality / Andrew Altman Altman, Andrew 307

21 "The Price We Pay"? Pornography and Harm / Susan J. Brison Brison, Susan J. 319

Drugs 333

22 *In Favor of Drug Decriminalization / Douglas Husak Husak, Douglas 335

23 *Against the Legalization of Drugs / Peter de Marneffe Marneffe, Peter de 346

Issues of Cosmopolitanism and Community 359

Immigration 361

24 Immigration: The Case for Limits / David Miller Miller, David 363

25 The Case for Open Immigration / Chandran Kukathas Kukathas, Chandran 376

Humanitarian intervention 389

26 *The Moral Structure of Humanitarian Intervention / Fernando R. Tesón Tesón, Fernando R. 391

27 *The Morality of Humanitarian Intervention / Bas van der Vossen Vossen, Bas van der 404

World hunger 417

28 Famine Relief: The Duties We Have to Others / Christopher Heath Wellman Wellman, Christopher Heath 419

29 Famine Relief and Human Virtue / Andrew I. Cohen Cohen, Andrew I. 431.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 28, 2014).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Contemporary debates in applied ethics.

ISBN:

9781118479834

OCLC:

874150401

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.