The right thing to do : readings in moral philosophy
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The right thing to do : readings in moral philosophy
Rowman & Littlefield, c2019
8th ed
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Now in its eighth edition, James Rachels' and Stuart Rachels' The Right Thing to Do: Readings in Moral Philosophy continues its legacy of providing students a diverse collection of thought-provoking essays from historical and contemporary perspectives. Introductory essays by James Rachels and foundational readings in moral theory provide a base from which students can engage with the updated selection of essays on pressing issues.
New to the Eighth Edition:
From gun rights to the opioid crisis to racial equality, these new essays bring questions of moral philosophy into the daily lives of today's students.
1. A Death at Penn State, by Caitlin Flanagan
2. The Opioid Crisis, As Lived in West Virginia, by Margaret Talbot
3. Is Doping Wrong?, by Peter Singer
4. The Case for Reparations, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
5. Why Guns Shouldn't Be Outlawed, by Michael Huemer
6. Is Taxation Theft?, by Michael Huemer
7. Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When It Can't Save Your Life?, by Atul Gawande
8. The Meaning of Life, by Richard Taylor
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy James Rachels
2. Some Basic Points about Arguments James Rachels
IS MORALITY OBJECTIVE?
3. The Subjectivity of Values J. L. Mackie
4. Our Sense of Right and Wrong C. S. Lewis
THEORETICAL ESSAYS
5. Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill
6. Utilitarianism and Integrity Bernard Williams
7. The Experience Machine Robert Nozick
8. The Categorical Imperative Immanuel Kant
9. The Virtues Aristotle
10. Master Morality and Slave Morality Friedrich Nietzsche
WOMEN
11. Caring Relations and Principles of Justice Virginia Held
12. Homeward Bound Linda Hirshman
SEX, DATE RAPE, AND HAZING
13. Our Sexual Ethics Bertrand Russell
14. Alcohol and Rape Nicholas Dixon
15. A Death at Penn State Caitlin Flanagan
ILLICIT DRUGS
16. America's Unjust Drug War Michael Huemer
17. The Opioid Crisis, As Lived in West Virginia Margaret Talbot
18. Is Doping Wrong? Peter Singer
POVERTY
19. Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer
20. Poverty and Parenthood Stuart Rachels
RACE
21. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King, Jr.
22. The Case for Reparations Ta-Nehisi Coates
23. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary? Peter Singer
24. In Defense of Quotas James Rachels
GUNS, IMMIGRATION, AND TAXES
25. Why Guns Shouldn't Be Outlawed Michael Huemer
26. The Case for Open Immigration Michael Huemer
27. Is Taxation Theft? Michael Huemer
ANIMALS
28. All Animals Are Equal Peter Singer
29. Torturing Puppies and Eating Meat: It's All in Good Taste Alastair Norcross
30. Do Animals Have Rights? Tibor R. Machan
ABORTION
31. On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion and Postscript on Infanticide Mary Anne Warren
32. Why Abortion Is Immoral Don Marquis
33. A Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson
BIOETHICS: EUTHANASIA, HEALTHCARE AND CLONING
34. The Morality of Euthanasia James Rachels
35. The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia J. Gay-Williams
36. Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When It Can't Save Your Life? Atul Gawande
37. Human Cloning and the Challenge of Regulation John A. Robertson
THE DEATH PENALTY
38. A Defense of the Death Penalty Louis P. Pojman
39. Why the United States Will Join the Rest of the World in Abandoning Capital Punishment Stephen B. Bright
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND TORTURE
40. Hellhole Atul Gawande
41. Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb David Luban
WAR AND TERRORISM
42. The Ethics of War and Peace Douglas P. Lackey
43. Fifty Years after Hiroshima John Rawls
44. What Is Wrong with Terrorism? Thomas Nagel
THE MEANING OF LIFE
45. The Meaning of Life Richard Taylor
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