544 Pages
by
Routledge
544 Pages
by
Routledge
544 Pages
by
Routledge
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Contemporary Moral Issues is an anthology that provides a selection of readings on contemporary social issues revolving around three general themes: Matters of Life and Death, Matters of Equality and Diversity, and Expanding the Circle, which includes duties beyond borders, living together with animals, and environmental ethics. The text contains a number of distinctive, high-profile readings... Read more
Preface Introduction: A Pluralistic Approach to Contemporary Moral Issues An Initial Self-Assessment General Bibliographical Resources for Ethics PART I. MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH Chapter 1 Choosing Our Children: Genetic Enhancement Chapter 2 Abortion Chapter 3 Euthanasia Chapter 4 Punishment and the Death Penalty Chapter 5 War, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism PART II. MATTERS OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY Chapter 6 Race and Ethnicity Chapter 7 Gender Chapter 8 Sexual Orientation PART III. EXPANDING THE CIRCLE Chapter 9 Living with Scarcity: World Hunger and Poverty Chapter 10 Living Together With Animals Chapter 11 Living in the Natural World: Environmental Ethics Chapter 12 Living in Virtual Space: Cyberethics
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Authored by Hinman, Lawrence M.
