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New waves in applied ethics

edited by Jesper Ryberg, Thomas S. Petersen, and Clark Wolf

(New waves in philosophy)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Animals : equality for animals / Nils Holtug
  • Computers : information ethics and the foundation of computer ethics / Luciano Floridi
  • Discrimination : discrimination : what is it and what makes it morally wrong? / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
  • Freedom of speech : why freedom of speech includes hate speech / Daniel Jacobson
  • Health : developing world health issues / Udo Schuklenk and Peter Sy
  • Human enhancement : ethical issues in human enhancement / Nick Bostrom and Rebecca Roache
  • Migration : migration, territoriality and culture / Michael Blake and Mathias Risse
  • Poverty : poverty reduction and equality with strong incentives : the brighter side of false needs / Nir Eyal
  • Punishment : victim restitution : for what and to whom? / Jesper Ryberg
  • Sports : prohibiting drugs in sports : an enhanced proposal / Thomas Søbirk Petersen and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
  • War : the ethics of war : three recent controversies / Brian Orend

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book contains work by the best scholars working in Applied Ethics, including a range of studies on relevant topics such as the environment, human enhancement, war and poverty. For researchers and students of this fascinating area of the discipline, the text provides a unique snapshot of current cutting-edge work in the field and its future.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword Animals: Equality for Animals
  • N.Holtug Computers: Information Ethics and the Foundation of Computer Ethics
  • L.Floridi Discrimination: What it is and What Makes it Morally Wrong
  • K.Lippert-Rasmussen Freedom of Speech: Why Freedom of Speech Includes Hate Speech
  • D.Jacobsen Health: Developing World Health Issues
  • U.Schuklenk & P.Sy Human Enhancement: Ethical Issues in Human Enhancement
  • N.Brostrom & R.Roache Migration: Migration, Territoriality and Culture
  • M.Risse & M.Black Poverty: Poverty-Reduction, Incentives and the Brighter Side of False Needs
  • N.Eyal Punishment: Restitutionism: For What and to Whom
  • J.Ryberg War
  • B.Orend Sports: Prohibiting Drugs in Sports: An Enhanced Proposal
  • T.Petersen & K.Lippert-Rasmussen

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  • NCID
    BA85573563
  • ISBN
    • 9780230537842
  • LCCN
    2008013618
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 286 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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