Introduction Shane D. Courtland
Section I: Core Issues in Application
1. A Hobbesian Approach to Public Policy Susanne Sreedhar
2. Applied Ethics: A Challenge to Contractarianism? Daniel Eggers
3. Legislating Death: A Problem in Thomas Hobbes’s Argument and its Relevance for Contemporary Democracies Eva Odzuck
Section II: Medical Ethics
4. Hobbesian Medical Ethics Rosamond Rhodes
5. Hobbes and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Between the Pains of Life and Death Joanne Boucher
6. Hobbes and Informed Consent in Medicine Marcus Adams
Section III: Local Issues in Applied Ethics and Public Policy
7. Hobbes on the Ethic and Jurisprudence of Life Kody Cooper
8. Cheers by Command of the Sovereign: A Hobbesian Approach to Alcohol Michael Krom
9. Hobbes Comes Out for Equal Marriage Eleanor Curran
Section IV: Political Issues in Public Policy
10. Hobbes and Free Speech David van Mill
11. Hobbes and the Welfare State Jan Narveson
12. Hobbes on Serious Crime Tom Sorell
Section V: Group Pluralism and Public Policy
13. A Hobbesian Response to Terrorism Jeremy Anderson
14. Hobbesian Holdouts Peter Vanderschraaf
15. Between Two Masters: Hobbes’s Views on International Relations Gabrielle Stanton
Biography
Shane D. Courtland currently works at West Virginia University. His publications have appeared in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Environmental Philosophy, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of Mind and Behavior, Southwest Philosophy Review, Hobbes Studies, Reason Papers, Utilitas, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Routledge’s Ethics in Politics.
"Courtland has drawn together leading Hobbes scholars whose original essays address seminal topics in normative and applied ethics. The collection will be a vital resource for scholars and students, and it demonstrates the enduring value of Hobbes scholarship to contemporary controversies." – Andrew I. Cohen, Georgia State University, USA
