Morality and moral controversies : readings in moral, social, and political philosophy /: readings in moral, social, and political philosophy. (2018)
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- Morality and moral controversies : readings in moral, social, and political philosophy /: readings in moral, social, and political philosophy. (2018)
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- Morality and moral controversies : readings in moral, social, and political philosophy
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- Note: Edited by Steven Scalet, John Arthur.
- Editors:
- Scalet, Steven
Arthur, John, 1946-2007 - Contents:
- PART I MORAL THINKING Chapter 1 Self-Interest, Religion, and Conscience Leviathan: Morality as Rational Advantage Thomas Hobbes Morality and Rational Self-Interest Baruch Brody Divine Commands and the Social Nature of Obligation Robert Merrihew Adams Morality, Religion, and Conscience John Arthur The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn Jonathan Bennett Chapter 2 The Sources and Grounds of Morality The Sources of Moral Ideas: Society, Custom, and Sympathy Edward Westermarck Trying Out One’s New Sword Mary Midgley Morality Is Based on Sentiment David Hume Morality and Normativity Michael J. Perry The Moral Instinct Steven Pinker Chapter 3 Classical and Contemporary Theories of Morality Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals Immanuel Kant Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Intuitionism W. D. Ross Kant and Utilitarianism Contrasted Onora O’Neill The Real and Alleged Problems of Utilitarianism Richard B. Brandt The Ethics of Care as Moral Theory Virginia Held PART II LIFE AND DEATH Chapter 4 Terrorism and Torture Is Terrorism Morally Distinctive? Samuel Scheffler Torture: The Case for Dirty Harry Uwe Steinhoff Training Torturers: A Critique of the "Ticking Bomb" Argument Jessica Wolfendale Chapter 5 War, Autonomous Machines, and the Arms Trade On the Morality of War Richard A. Wasserstrom The Morality of Pacifism Cheyney Ryan When is a Robot a Moral Agent? John P. Sullins Autonomous Machines, Moral Judgement, and Acting for the Right ReasonsPART I MORAL THINKING Chapter 1 Self-Interest, Religion, and Conscience Leviathan: Morality as Rational Advantage Thomas Hobbes Morality and Rational Self-Interest Baruch Brody Divine Commands and the Social Nature of Obligation Robert Merrihew Adams Morality, Religion, and Conscience John Arthur The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn Jonathan Bennett Chapter 2 The Sources and Grounds of Morality The Sources of Moral Ideas: Society, Custom, and Sympathy Edward Westermarck Trying Out One’s New Sword Mary Midgley Morality Is Based on Sentiment David Hume Morality and Normativity Michael J. Perry The Moral Instinct Steven Pinker Chapter 3 Classical and Contemporary Theories of Morality Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals Immanuel Kant Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Intuitionism W. D. Ross Kant and Utilitarianism Contrasted Onora O’Neill The Real and Alleged Problems of Utilitarianism Richard B. Brandt The Ethics of Care as Moral Theory Virginia Held PART II LIFE AND DEATH Chapter 4 Terrorism and Torture Is Terrorism Morally Distinctive? Samuel Scheffler Torture: The Case for Dirty Harry Uwe Steinhoff Training Torturers: A Critique of the "Ticking Bomb" Argument Jessica Wolfendale Chapter 5 War, Autonomous Machines, and the Arms Trade On the Morality of War Richard A. Wasserstrom The Morality of Pacifism Cheyney Ryan When is a Robot a Moral Agent? John P. Sullins Autonomous Machines, Moral Judgement, and Acting for the Right Reasons Duncan Purves, Ryan Jenkins, and Bradley J. Strawser Weapons, Security, and Oppression: A Normative Study of International Arms Transfers James Christensen Chapter 6 Capital Punishment The Death Penalty Gregg v. Georgia Desert and Capital Punishment Martin Perlmutter The Ultimate Punishment Ernest van den Haag Abolishing the Death Penalty Even for the Worst Murderers Hugo Adam Bedau Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty Jeffrey H. Reiman Chapter 7 Animals, Environmentalism, and Climate All Animals Are Equal Peter Singer Speciesism and the Idea of Equality Bonnie Steinbock People or Penguins William F. Baxter The Land Ethic: Animal Liberation and Environmentalism J. Baird Callicott Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens Simon Caney Chapter 8 Cloning and Abortion The Ethics of Cloning-to-Produce-Children The President’s Council on Bioethics The Constitutional Right to Abortion Roe v. Wade A Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion Mary Anne Warren Abortion and the Concept of a Person Jane English An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong Don Marquis Fathers and Fetuses George W. Harris Chapter 9 Health Care and Deciding Who Should Live The Medical Minimum: Zero Jan Narveson A Right to Health Care Pavlos Eleftheriadis Requiring Medical Treatment JFK Memorial Hospital v. Heston Death With Dignity Act Gonzales v. Oregon Aging and the Ends of Medicine Daniel Callahan The Survival Lottery John Harris PART III PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 10 Love and Sex Duties Toward the Body in Respect to Sexual Impulse Immanuel Kant Plain Sex Alan H. Goldman Gay Basics: Some Questions, Facts, and Values Richard D. Mohr What is the Point of Love? Carolyn Price Chapter 11 Family and Friendship Is Adultery Immoral? Richard A. Wasserstrom Licensing Parents Hugh LaFollette Can Parents and Children Be Friends? Joseph Kupfer Parents and Children as Friends Kristján Kristjánsson What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents? Jane English Chapter 12 Personal Dimensions of Technology: Friendships, Self-Driving Cars, and Privacy Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr Friendship in the Shadow of Technology Laurence Thomas Social Networking Sites and Our Lives Pew Internet and American Life Project Why Ethics Matters for Autonomous Cars Patrick Lin Technology and New Challenges for Privacy Leslie P. Francis The Benefits of Being Watched Andrew Oberg Privacy, Neuroscience and Neuro-Surveillance Adam D. Moore PART IV POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 13 The Ideal State The Second Treatise of Government John Locke Libertarian Justice Tibor R. Machan On Liberty John Stuart Mill On Representative Government John Stuart Mill A Theory of Justice John Rawls Chapter 14 Protests, Patriotism, and the Rule of Law Flag Burning as Constitutionally Protected Texas v. Johnson Is Patriotism a Virtue? Alasdair MacIntyre Patriotism as Bad Faith Simon Keller Frederick Douglass’s Patriotism Bernard Boxill Letter from a Birmingham Jail Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Crito Plato Legitimate and Illegitimate Uses of Police Force John Kleinig Chapter 15 Democracy: Foundations, Recent Contributions, and Global Challenges Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln What Justifies Democracy and Rule Over None II: Social Equality and the Justification of Democracy Niko Kolodny Are Charter Cities Legitimate Rahul Sagar Political Morality and the Authority of Tradition Steven Wall Transnational Legal Sites and Democracy-Building Seyla Benhabib Social Movements Avery Kolers Chapter 16 Liberty: Free Speech and Drug Use Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion John Stuart Mill Power in Public: Reactions, Responses, and Resistance to Offensive Public Speech Laura Beth Nielsen The Social Benefits of Protecting Hate Speech and Exposing Sources of Prejudice Marcus Schulzke Organized Protests and Free Speech Snyder v Phelps (Westboro Baptist Church) Nazi Marches Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party Do Corporations Have Freedom of Speech? Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission The Ethics of Smoking Robert E. Goodin Addiction and Drug Policy Daniel Shapiro The Ethics of Addiction: An Argument in Favor of L … (more)
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- Tenth edition
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- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2018
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- 1 online resource
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- 170
Ethics
Social problems - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351839228
9781351839235
9781351839211
9781315222882 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781138387997
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