A Companion to Applied Ethics
Published on 8. May 2008
720 pages
978-1-4051-7190-8 (ISBN)
Description
Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area inphilosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and politicallife have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Takentogether, the essays in this volume - including two overviewessays on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics- provide a state-of-the-art account of the most pressingmoral questions facing us today.
* Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significantproblems of practical ethics
* Offers state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical,environmental, legal, social, and business ethics
* Written by major philosophers presently engaged with thesecomplex and profound ethical issues
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"The Companion to Applied Ethics offers accessible essays bymany of the leading writers in the field. It is a superbintroduction to applied ethics for students and the interestedreader alike." Peter Singer, PrincetonUniversity "The choice of essays is a solid representation of the variousinvestigations and arguments that address important issues in thefield of applied ethics. The book's organization allows it to beuseful in a number of ways: as a straight reference work, as areader on allied topics or as an anthology of significantphilosophical issues. It is an important work valuable forstudents, general readers and seasoned specialists." ReferenceReviews "Anyone who wants to know the 'state of theart' in applied ethics should start here. Frey and Wellmanhave assembled a collection of first-rate essays by the leadingfigures in the field. There is no better introduction to thisexciting area of philosophy." James Rachels,University of Alabama atBirminghamMore details
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Persons
R. G. Frey is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green StateUniversity. He is the author of numerous books and articles onapplied ethics, normative theory, and the history ofeighteenth-century British moral philosophy. With Gerald Dworkinand Sissela Bok, he is the author of Euthanasia andPhysician-assisted Suicide (1998).
Christopher Heath Wellman is Associate Professor ofPhilosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor,with Andrew Cohen, of Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics(Blackwell 2004).
Content
Notes on Contributors.
Preface.
1. The Nature of Applied Ethics: Tom L. Beauchamp.
2. Theories of Ethics Stephen: L. Darwall.
3. Property Rights and Welfare Redistribution: JeremyWaldron.
4. Civil Disobedience and the Duty to Obey the Law: A. JohnSimmons.
5. Capitalism and Marxism: Richard W. Miller.
6. State Punishment and the Death Penalty: David Dolinko.
7. Racism: Michele Moody-Adams.
8. Sexism: Ann E. Cudd and Leslie E. Jones.
9. Affirmative Action: Bernard Boxill and Jan Boxill.
10. The Legal Enforcement of Morality: Larry Alexander.
11. Hate Crimes, Literature, and Speech: L. W. Sumner.
12. Pornography and Censorship: Lori Gruen.
13. Dirty Hands: Gerald F. Gaus.
14. Sexual Ethics: Alan H. Goldman.
15. Gun Control: Lance Stell.
16. Citizenship: Wayne Norman and Will Kymlicka.
17. Immigration: Michael Blake.
18. World Hunger: Hugh LaFollette.
19. War and Terrorism: C. A. J. Coady.
20. Nationalism and Secession: Christopher Heath Wellman.
21. Intergenerational Justice: Clark Wolf.
22. Bioethics: Margaret P. Battin.
23. Abortion: Margaret Olivia Little.
24. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Michael Tooley.
25. Reproductive Technology: John D. Arras.
26. Genetic Engineering: Dan W. Brock.
27. Surrogate Motherhood: Rosemarie Tong.
28. Cloning: John Harris.
29. Allocation of Medical Resources: H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.and Ana Smith Iltis.
30. Experimentation on Human Subjects: PatrickBoleyn-Fitzgerald.
31. Disability: Leslie Pickering Francis.
32. Moral Status: Mary Anne Warren.
33. Killing and Letting Die: Alastair Norcross.
34. The Doctrine of Double Effect: R. G. Frey.
35. Bad Samaritans, Acts and Omissions: Patricia Smith.
36. Moral Dilemmas: N. Ann Davis.
37. Education: Amy Gutmann.
38. Personal Relationships: Lawrence A. Blum.
39. Animals: Jeff McMahan.
40. Business Ethics: Patricia H. Werhane and R. EdwardFreeman.
41. Corporate Responsibility: R. Edward Freeman and Patricia H.Werhane.
42. Whistle-blowing: Terrance McConnell.
43. Professional Ethics: David Luban.
44. Media Ethics: Judith Lichtenberg.
45. Computer Ethics: Deborah G. Johnson.
46. Engineering Ethics: Michael S. Pritchard.
47. Environmental Ethics: Andrew Light.
48. Values in Nature: Dale Jamieson.
49. The Tragedy of the Commons: David Schmidtz and ElizabethWillott.
50. Global Warming: Robert Hood.
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