Contemporary Moral Problems
ISBN: 9780495553205 | 0495553204
Edition: 9thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/3/2008
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Explore today's challenging moral terrain with James White's CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS. The ninth edition examines the compelling and contentious debate over society's most pressing ethical controversies. This anthology covers divergent viewpoints on many timely issues and introduces you to the major theories in the history of Western ethics. This balanced collection features carefully chosen readings on classic topics such as abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment. It also engages students in current debates about global warming, tortu... MORE
| Preface | |
| Ethical Theories | |
| Introduction | |
| Egoism and Moral Scepticism | |
| Religion, Morality, and Conscience | |
| The Natural Law | |
| Morality is Based on Sentiment | |
| Trying Out One+s New Sword | |
| Utilitarianism | |
| The Categorical Imperative | |
| Happiness and Virtue | |
| A Theory of... MORE | |
| The Idea of a Female Ethic | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Abortion | |
| Introduction | |
| The U.S. Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade (1973) | |
| An Almost Absolute Value in History | |
| A Defense of Abortion | |
| On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion Sidney | |
| Abortion and the Sexual Agenda | |
| An Argument that Abortion is Wrong | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Euthanasia and the Duty to Die | |
| Introduction | |
| Active and Passive Euthanasia | |
| The Intentional Termination of Life | |
| Killing and Letting Die | |
| The Survival Lottery | |
| Is There a Duty to Die? Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Capital Punishment | |
| Introduction | |
| The U.S. Supreme Court | |
| The Retributive Theory of Punishment | |
| The Ultimate Punishment | |
| Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty | |
| What Do Murderers Deserve? Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Gay Rights and Same-Sex Marriage | |
| Introduction Martha Nussbaum | |
| Is it Wrong to Discriminate on the Basis of Homosexuality? | |
| Who Needs Marriage? | |
| What Marriage is For Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Drugs and Addiction | |
| Introduction | |
| The Ethics of Addiction | |
| U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Speaking Out | |
| Against Drug Legalization | |
| Addiction and Drug Policy | |
| The Ethics of Smoking | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| The Moral Status of Animals | |
| Introduction | |
| Our Duties to Animals | |
| Peter Singer: All Animals Are Equal | |
| The Case for Animal Rights | |
| Difficulties with the Strong Animal Rights Position | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Global Warming and Consumption | |
| Introduction | |
| Global Warming Bjorn Lomborg: The Cost of Global Warming | |
| The Environmental Costs of Consumption | |
| Famine, Affluence, and Morality | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| War and Terrorism | |
| Introduction | |
| Pacifism | |
| The Conduct of Just and Limited War | |
| What is Terrorism? | |
| The Terrorist+s Tacit Message | |
| Questions Regarding a War on Terrorism | |
| The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Torture | |
| Introduction | |
| Torture David Luban: Torture and the Ticking Bomb | |
| How to Interrogate Terrorists | |
| Problem Cases | |
| Suggested Readings | |
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