Ethics in Practice: An Anthology

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Hugh LaFollette
John Wiley & Sons, 02.01.2014 - 704 Seiten

The fourth edition of Ethics in Practice offers an impressive collection of 70 new, revised, and classic essays covering 13 key ethical issues. Essays integrate ethical theory and the discussion of practical moral problems into a text that is ideal for introductory and applied ethics courses.

  • A fully updated and revised edition of this authoritative anthology of classic and contemporary essays covering a wide range of ethical and moral issues
  • Integrates ethical theory with discussions of practical moral problems, and includes three essays on theory written specifically for this volume
  • Nearly half of the essays are written or revised exclusively for this anthology, which now also features eleven essays new to this edition, as well as expanded sections discussing theory, reproductive technologies, war and terrorism, and animals
  • Content allows teachers to discuss discrete practical issues (e.g., euthanasia), focus on the broader grouping of topics (e.g., life and death), or focus on common themes which bridge sections (sexism, moral standing, individualism and community)
  • Section introductions not only outline the basic issues discussed in the essays, but relate them to theoretical perspectives and practical issues discussed elsewhere in the book.
  • Guides students with supporting introductory essays on reading philosophy, theorizing about ethics, writing a philosophy paper, and a supporting web site at www.hughlafollette.com/eip4/
 

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Inhalt

Preface for Instructors
Abortion
General Introduction
References
Writing a Philosophy Paper
Ethical Theory
Consequentialism
Deontology
Against the Right to
Conclusion
An Argument that Abortion is Wrong
The Appeal of Consequentialism
Virtue Theory and Abortion
Animals
Moral Standing the Value of Lives and Speciesism
The Case for Animal Rights

Further Reading
Rights
References
Euthanasia
RuleUtilitarianism
Notes
Reflections on UnAssisted
Who Has a Duty to Die?
Conclusion
Notes
A Duty to Care Revisited
A Defense of Abortion
On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion
Note
Why Cohen is Mistaken
Benefits
Family and Sexuality
X
Morality Parents and Children
Is SameSex
XII
What is Marriage for? Children Need Mothers
Biomedical Technologies
The Moral Permissibility of Abortion
Notes

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Autoren-Profil (2014)

Hugh LaFollette is Marie E. and Leslie Cole Professor in Ethics at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He is editor-in-chief of The International Encyclopedia of Ethics (2013, Wiley-Blackwell), author of three books, including The Practice of Ethics (2007) and editor of six more, in ethics. Most of his published essays have been in ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.

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