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Contemporary Moral Problems
ISBN: 9780314085238 | 0314085238
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 8/9/1996
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| Preface | p. vii |
| Ethical Theories | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 2 |
| James Rachels: Egoism and Moral Scepticism | p. 10 |
| John Arthur: Religion, Morality, and Conscience | p. 19 |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Natural Law | p. 27 |
| David Hume: Morality is Based on Sentiment | p. 30 |
| William H. Shaw: Ethical Relativism | p. 34 |
| John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism | p... MORE |
| Immanuel Kant: The Categorical Imperative | p. 44 |
| Aristotle: Happiness and Virtue | p. 50 |
| John Rawls: A Theory of Justice | p. 60 |
| Jean Grimshaw: The Idea of a Female Ethic | p. 66 |
| Problem Cases | p. 74 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 77 |
| Abortion | p. 81 |
| Introduction | p. 82 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade (1973) | p. 88 |
| John T. Noonan, Jr.: An Almost Absolute Value in History | p. 98 |
| Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion | p. 104 |
| Mary Anne Warren: On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion | p. 114 |
| Don Marquis: An Argument that Abortion Is Wrong | p. 126 |
| Elizabeth Harman: Creation Ethics | p. 138 |
| Problem Cases | p. 148 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 154 |
| Euthanasia and the Duty to Die | p. 157 |
| Introduction | p. 158 |
| James Rachels: Active and Passive Euthanasia | p. 163 |
| Bonnie Steinbock: The Intentional Termination of Life | p. 168 |
| Phillippa Foot: Killing and Letting Die | p. 174 |
| John Harris: The Survival Lottery | p. 180 |
| Peter Singer: Justifying Voluntary Euthanasia | p. 186 |
| John Hardwig: Is There a Duty to Die? | p. 192 |
| Problem Cases | p. 204 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 209 |
| Capital Punishment | p. 213 |
| Introduction | p. 214 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court: Gregg v. Georgia (1976) | p. 214 |
| Immanuel Kant: The Retributive Theory of Punishment | p. 229 |
| Ernest van den Haag: The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense of Capital Punishment | p. 231 |
| Jeffrey H. Reiman: Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty | p. 238 |
| Problem Cases | p. 249 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 252 |
| Sexuality and Marriage | p. 255 |
| Introduction | p. 256 |
| The Vatican: Declaration on Sexual Ethics | p. 260 |
| John Corvino: Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality | p. 266 |
| David Bradshaw: A Reply to Corvino | p. 277 |
| Martha Nussbaum: Plato and Aristotle on Love | p. 284 |
| Sam Schulman: Gay Marriage-and Marriage | p. 285 |
| Jonathan Rauch: Who Needs Marriage? | p. 294 |
| Problem Cases | p. 303 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 308 |
| Liberty and Drugs | p. 311 |
| Introduction | p. 312 |
| John Stuart Mill: On Liberty | p. 316 |
| John Hospers: What Libertarianism Is | p. 321 |
| Gerald Dworkin: Paternalism | p. 330 |
| Thomas Szasz: The Ethics of Addiction | p. 343 |
| James Q. Wilson: Against Legalization of Drugs | p. 351 |
| Daniel Shapiro: Addiction and Drug Policy | p. 360 |
| Problem Cases | p. 367 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 371 |
| The Moral Status of Animals | p. 373 |
| Introduction | p. 374 |
| Immanuel Kant: Our Duties to Animals | p. 377 |
| Peter Singer: All Animals Are Equal | p. 377 |
| Tom Regan: The Case for Animal Rights | p. 379 |
| Mary Anne Warren: Difficulties with the Strong Animal Rights Position | p. 396 |
| Roger Scruton: The Moral Status of Animals | p. 403 |
| Problem Cases | p. 408 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 410 |
| The Environment and Consumption | p. 413 |
| Introduction | p. 414 |
| Aldo Leopold: The Land Ethic | p. 419 |
| J. Baird Callicot: Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair | p. 430 |
| Alan Thein Durning: The Environmental Costs of Consumption | p. 447 |
| Peter Singer: Famine, Affluence, and Morality | p. 455 |
| Problem Cases | p. 464 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 470 |
| War and Terrorism | p. 473 |
| Introduction | p. 480 |
| Douglas P. Lackey: Pacifism | p. 480 |
| William V. O'Brien: The Conduct of Just and Limited War | p. 494 |
| Haig Khatchadourian: The Morality of Terrorism | p. 507 |
| Laurie Calhoun: The Terrorist's Tacit Message | p. 520 |
| David Luban: The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights | p. 527 |
| Michael G. Knapp: The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam | p. 534 |
| Problem Cases | p. 545 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 555 |
| Index | p. 559 |
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