101 Ethical Dilemmas

by Cohen; Martin

• ISBN13: 9780415404006
• ISBN10: 0415404002
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-04-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? In this second edition of his thought-provoking and highly engaging introduction to ethics, Martin Cohen brings us eleven brand new ethical dilemmas including: The Dodgy Donor Clinic The Famous Footbridge Dilemma The Human Canonball. From overcrowded lifeboats to the censor's pen, Martin Cohen's stimulating and amusing dilemmas reveal the subtleties, complexities and contradictions that make up the rich tapestry of ethics. From DIY babies and breeding experiments to 'Twinkies courtroom drama' and Newgate Prison, there is a dilemma for everyone. Dilemmas from the worlds of medical, business, legal and war ethics; dilemmas in the shape of beautiful and ugly sisters, frogs, kings, ancient volcanic islands and suspiciously exotic villages. This book may not help you become a good person, but atleast you will have had a good think about it.

Table of Contents

Forward!	p. xii
How to use this book	p. xvii
Note on the philosophical pictures	p. xix
Four dodgy dilemmas to get started with...
The lifeboat	p. 2
Sinking further	p. 3
The psychologists' tale	p. 4
Custom is king	p. 5
And three personal dilemmas which maybe a business ethics course could help with...
The internet bargain	p. 7
The toaster	p. 8
The liar	p. 9
Three tricky trolley dilemmas (that need to be solved together)
The dodgy donor clinic	p. 11
The famous footbridge dilemma	p. 12
The human cannonball	p. 13
The descent begins
The first stage of cruelty	p. 15
Stage 2: free to do otherwise	p. 18
Penultimate stage: the two tests	p. 19
Final stage: the immortal member	p. 21
Some pretty ancient dilemmas
Gyges' ring	p. 24
The woeful tale of St Augustine	p. 26
A balanced tale for the Yellow Emperor	p. 28
The ascetic tale of Chrysippus the Stoic	p. 29
The sensible tale of Epicurus	p. 30
Magnanimous Man	p. 31
The Magnanimous Man in Heaven	p. 32
Anti-social dilemmas
Against e-Ville	p. 35
Stumped	p. 37
Cracked?	p. 38
Getting hotter	p. 39
Feeling drained	p. 40
A dose of medical ethics
Breeding experiments	p. 42
Designer babies	p. 44
KwikBaby	p. 45
The downmarket rival	p. 47
TGN1412	p. 49
The Nobodie Rules: a drama in three acts	p. 50
Witheringspoon-X disease	p. 54
The hospital's dilemma	p. 55
The censor's dilemma
Foul things	p. 58
The criminal connection	p. 60
A matter of standards	p. 62
The exploitative pictures	p. 63
The nasty pop group	p. 65
Business week: dilemmas from business ethics...
The short memos by the pirate	p. 67
The blaring radio	p. 68
The infectious disease	p. 69
The witness	p. 70
And another dilemma for business ethics (with the emphasis on ethics)
The Devil's chemists	p. 71
A pentad of moral stories: searching for divine justice
The unfruitful tree	p. 75
Job's lot	p. 76
The sacrificial lamb	p. 77
The modern day Good Samaritan	p. 78
Lazarus the beggar	p. 79
Some monkey business
Monkey business	p. 81
More monkey business	p. 84
Life's not fair	p. 86
Infantile ethical egotism	p. 87
Searching for the good life
The rich man's dilemma	p. 89
The beauty trap	p. 90
The good life	p. 93
Three more trolley dilemmas (that no one really cares about anyway)
Flight 999 to Shangri-La	p. 95
Dangerous nibbles	p. 97
The terrorist	p. 98
Watching brief
The Panopticon	p. 100
The Panopticon: second section	p. 101
The Panopticon: third section	p. 102
The Panopticon: final section	p. 103
Animals too: the vegetarian's dilemma
Plutarch's uncongenial fare	p. 105
The beast	p. 106
Plutarch's response	p. 107
St Paul's view	p. 108
Chrysostom's warning	p. 109
Ethically suspect fairy tales
The Frog-King	p. 111
The Juniper Tree: a diabolical fairy tale	p. 114
A cautionary tale	p. 118
The Illegals: a modern fairy tale	p. 121
Stories of Relatavia
The Baldies of Hairland	p. 124
The Baldies of Hairland II	p. 126
Just desserts	p. 128
Another problem with the relatives: a matter of honour	p. 129
War ethics
The good fight	p. 132
Just some wars	p. 134
The unjustified false belief	p. 135
The deterrents	p. 136
The school for terror	p. 138
The hate preacher	p. 140
Environmental ethics
The dodo's call	p. 146
Killing the wolf	p. 147
The Green Revolution	p. 148
Pain is good	p. 149
Money matters
Greed is good	p. 151
Death and taxes	p. 153
Legal dilemmas
Rough justice	p. 155
Son of Sam	p. 156
The Twinkies: not a normal act	p. 158
The Twinkies: the villain enters	p. 161
Diktatiaville City Square	p. 164
Island ethics
Sanctuary Island	p. 167
Sanctuary Island II	p. 169
Sanctuary Island III	p. 170
Some really rather implausible ethical dilemmas that could only happen in the movies...
B-movie openers	p. 172
The main feature: Clockwork Orange dilemmas	p. 173
Nearly at the ends if not the means
100 Person Village	p. 175
Voltaire's dilemma	p. 177
The pragmatic response	p. 179
Discussions 180
Glossary	p. 335
Notes and cuttings	p. 348
Further reading	p. 358
Index	p. 365
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