Morality and moral controversies : readings in moral, social, and political philosophy
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Morality and moral controversies : readings in moral, social, and political philosophy
Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009
8th ed
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For courses in Ethics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Ethics, and Ethics and Moral Issues.
This comprehensive anthology includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory and the most current applied ethics debates emphasizing international concerns. Includes court cases in philosophical readings, an ethical theory overview; shows relevance of traditional and contemporary writers.
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Table of Contents (new articles and essays are bolded)
Part I Moral Theory
Part II Issues of Life and Death
1.Terrorism and War
Is Terrorism Morally Distinctive? Samuel Scheffler
Torture - The Case for Dirty Harry Uwe Steinhoff
Training Torturers - A Critique of the "Ticking Bomb" Argument Jessica Wolfendale
On the Morality of War Richard A. Wassertstrom
The Morality of Pacifism Cheyney Ryan
Civil Liberties in the Time of War Korematsu v. U.S.
2. Capital Punishment
Gregg v. Georgia
Perlmutter
Van den Haag
Reiman
3. Animals and Environmentalism.
Singer
Steinbock
Baxter
Callicott
The Maze and Aura Jack Turner
4. Human Reproduction: Cloning and Abortion
The Ethics of Cloning-to-Produce-Children The President's Council on Bioethics
Roe v. Wade
Thomson
Warren
English
Marquis
Harris
5. Medicine and Deciding Who Should Live
JFK Memorial v. Heston
Godwin
Dyck
Rachels
Death with Dignity Act Gonzales v. Oregon
Brandt
Callahan
Harris
Part III Personal Relationships
6. Love and Sex
Kant
Finnis
Goldman
Mohr
Pineau
Paglia
7. Family and Friendship
Wassterstrom
Joseph
Bennett and Sullivan
Steinbock
Posner
LaFollette
Can Parents and Children be Friends? Joseph Kupfer
Parents and Children as Friends Kristjan Kristjansson
English
Part IV Political, Social, and Economic Relationships
8. The Ideal State
Locke
Machan
Mill
Mill
Rawls
9. Patriotism, Civil Disobedience, and the Rule of Law [last Dworkin deleted]
Texas v. Johnson
MacIntyre
Plato
Dworkin
Rawls
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fuller
10. Property, Markets, and the Global Economy
Of Justice David Hume
The Entitlement Theory Robert Nozick
Inequality and Other Problems with Nozick's Libertarianism John Rawls
The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx
Property Rights and Eminent Domain Kelo v. City of New London
Markets, Property, and Power Michael Walzer
The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits Milton Friedman
Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business. John Mackey and Milton Friedman
Real World Justice Thomas Pogge
Antipoverty Warriors John McMillan
11. Liberty: Drugs and Speech
Szasz
Goodin
Shapiro
Mill
Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party
Lawrence and Gunther
Dershowitz
Longino
Wicclair
American Booksellers v. Hudnut
12. Equality: Race and Gender
Separate But Equal? Brown v. Board of Education
Mill and Taylor
Kymlicka
Wasserstrom
Young
Richards
13. Immigration and the Multicultural Society
The Ethics of Immigration Veit Bader
Illegal Immigrants, Health Care, and Social Responsibility James Dwyer
Raz
Sen
Wisconsin v. Yoder
14. Affirmative Action, Reparations, and Apologies
Affirmative Action in Higher Education Grutter v. Bollinger
Affirmative Action in Higher Education Gratz v. Bollinger
Reparations and Apologies: Recent Action and Conflicted Views Wendy Koch, Stanley Fish, and Z. Dwight Bellingsly
Reverse Discrimination James Rachels
Appendix: The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment
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