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Do the Right Thing

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Do the Right Thing

by: BECKWITH-0 86720 9720

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Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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This anthology of 63 selections may be used as a textbook for courses in Contemporary Moral Issues, Applied Ethics, and Social Issues.

An introductory essay by the author provides the student with a context for the study of social issues. Additionally, every section is prefaced by an introduction, giving the reader a clear overview of each issue. To facilitate its use, Do the Right Thing is organized by these general themes: Ethical Theory and Practice, Moral Education, Life and Death Issues, and Issues of Social Justice and Personal Liberty.

This comprehensive anthology includes 11 readings covering moral issues and two on moral practice and theory. In addition to the often discussed topics of abortion, euthanasia, and affirmative action, the author has included essays on topics that other collections often ignore: multiculturalism, speech codes on campus, fetal tissue research, and gays in the military, to name a few.

Preface
Introduction
A Defense of Moral Relativism	p. 5
The Case for Moral Objectivism	p. 10
On Objective Values: A Dialogue	p. 19
Ethical Theories and Ethical Decision-Making	p. 39
Minimalist Ethics: On the Pacification of Morality	p. 53
In Defense of Ethical Egoism	p. 62
A Critique of Ethical Egoism	p. 68
The Values Clarification Approach	p. 78
Why Values Clarification Must Be Rejected	p. 83
Moral Education and Indoctrination	p. 92
Vision and Virtue	p. 100
Roe v. Wade (1973)	p. 117
Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)	p. 128
A Defense of Abortion	p. 149
Arguments from Bodily Rights	p. 159
On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion	p. 171
Personhood Begins at Conception	p. 176
A Defense of the Moderate Position	p. 194
The Right to Assisted Suicide: Protection of Autonomy or an Open Door to Social Killing?	p. 208
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, an Incompetent (1976)	p. 222
Cruzan v. Harmon (1991)	p. 226
A Defense of Active Euthanasia	p. 229
James Rachels and the Active Euthanasia Debate	p. 239
Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making	p. 247
Dying Safely: An Analysis of "A Case of Individualized Decision Making" by Timothy E. Quill, M.D.	p. 251
Rights, Symbolism, and Public Policy on Fetal Tissue Transplants	p. 266
Spare Parts from the Unborn?: The Ethics of Fetal Tissue Transplantation	p. 277
Executive Summary of the Final Report of the Human Embryo Research Panel	p. 284
The Inhuman Use of Human Beings: A Statement on Embryo Research	p. 293
University of California v. Bakke (1978)	p. 307
City for Richmond v. Croson (1989)	p. 315
A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment	p. 326
The Moral Status of Affirmative Action	p. 331
The Justification of Reverse Discrimination	p. 343
From Equal Opportunity to "Affirmative Action"	p. 351
A Theory of Justice	p. 366
Radical Egalitarianism	p. 382
Property, Exchange, and Libertarianism	p. 392
The Challenge of Diversity and Multicultural Education	p. 403
Education and the Racist Road to Barbarism	p. 413
Skepticism, Nihilism, Amorality, and Anarchy: The Legacy of PC?	p. 420
Two Philosophical Problems with Political Correctness	p. 432
The Constraints of the First Amendment	p. 443
The Sexual Politics of the First Amendment	p. 452
Feminist Antipornography Legislation: A Critical Analysis	p. 459
Pornography, Sex, and Censorship	p. 468
The Question of Harm	p. 482
There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It's a Good Thing, Too	p. 493
"Speech Codes" on the Campus and Problems of Free Speech	p. 502
Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)	p. 511
Homosexuality, Public Health, and Civil Rights	p. 517
Gay Basics: Some Questions, Facts, and Values	p. 523
Sodomy and the Dissolution of Free Society	p. 529
Is Homosexuality Unnatural?	p. 535
Lifting the Gay Ban	p. 540
Make War, Not Love: The Pentagon's Gay Ban Is Wise and Just	p. 545
Sex Roles and the Ideal Society	p. 552
Biological Differences and the Perils of Androgyny	p. 557
Philosophers against the Family	p. 568
They Lived Happily Ever After: Sommers on Women and Marriage	p. 581
Do These Feminists Like Women?: A Reply to Friedman's Response	p. 587
Justice, Gender, and the Family	p. 595
Appendix: On Writing Philosophical Essays	p. 607
Author Index	p. 613
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