Problems in applied ethics : an introduction to contemporary western debates / [edited by] Steven B. Cowan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cowan, Steven B., editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied ethics.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

Summary:

How does an ethicist approach questions and apply theory in debates surrounding gun control, abortion, immigration and healthcare? Problems in Applied Ethics pairs together philosophers with opposing viewpoint to argue their position for and against core ethical issues. Each chapter takes a pro and con approach to strongly debated topics within Western ethics. Contributors raise problems with conflicting standpoints as they debate animal rights, just war theory, an egalitarian health care system and climate change legislation. Beginning with an up-to-date overview of a core philosophical stance, each contributor provides a critical response to their opponent and clear explanation of their view informed by theory. Questions are included at the end of each chapter to guide further discussion. More than an introduction, Problems in Applied Ethics brings to life major normative ethical theories. Here is an opportunity to read, examine and explore arguments connected to the moral questions that impact us today.

Contents:

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction, Steven B. Cowan

1. Debating Animal Rights

Molly E. Gardner, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Florida

Carl Cohen, Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan

2. Debating Human Genome Editing

Colin Farrelly, The Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Political Theory, Queen's University

C. Ben Mitchell, Graves Chair of Moral Philosophy, Union University and Tennessee Center for Bioethics and Culture

3. Debating Capital Punishment

Matthew Flannagan, Philosophy Instructor, St. Peters College, Auckland

Lloyd Steffen, Professor of Religious Studies, Lehigh University

4. Debating Universal Healthcare

Robert C. Hughes, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Rutgers Business School and Fellow-in-Residence at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University

Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute

5. Debating Gun Control

Nicholas Dixon, Dykstra Professor and Chair, Alma College

Kyle Blanchette, Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama, Huntsville

6. Debating Abortion

Amy Berg, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Oberlin College

Patrick Lee, Professor of Philosophy, Franciscan University

7. Debating Euthanasia

Arthur Schafer, Professor, Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba

Scott Rae, Professor of Christian Ethics Talbot School of Theology

8. Debating Open Immigration

Michael Huemer, Professor of Philosophy, University Colorado-Boulder

Timothy Hsiao, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Grantham University

9. Debating Climate Change Legislation

Ewan Kingston, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, College of Charleston

E. Calvin Beisner, Cornwall Alliance

10. Debating Same Sex Marriage

Christopher Arroyo, Professor of Philosophy, Providence College

James S. Spiegel, Hillsdale College

11. Debating Drug Legalization

Rob Lovering, Professor of Philosophy, College of Staten Island, CUNY

Timothy Hsiao, Assistant Professor, Grantham University

12. Debating Limits to Free Speech

Onkar Ghate, Chief Philosophy Officier, Ayn Rand Institute

Andrei Bespalov, Philosophy Fellow, University of Warwick

13. Debating Just War

Steven B. Cowan, Chair, Department of Humanities, Professor of Philosophy & Religion

Lincoln Memorial University

Timothy Erdel, Adjunct Faculty, Bethel University

14. Debating Reparations for Past Injustices

Federico Lenzerini, Professor of International Law and Human Rights, University of Siena

Andrew Bernstein, Ayn Rand Institute

15. Debating Vaccine Mandates

Shlomo Cohen, Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Gabriel Moens, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Queensland

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-350-45220-3

OCLC:

1520505610