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The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy,9780070510906

The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy

by Rachels, James
Edition:
2nd
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9780070510906

ISBN10:
0070510903
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
7/31/1998
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McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

THE RIGHT THING TO DO is a collection of readings in moral theory and practical moral issues from major Western philosophers. It is the successful companion reader for the Rachels text, THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. This anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text. The reader begins with two essays by Rachels which provide a short introduction to moral philosophy and some basic points about arguments. Part I consists of classic and contemporary readings about the nature of morality and Part II provides contemporary essays on current moral issues. Fourteen of the 28 readings are new in the second edition (Readings 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21,22, 23, 24, 25, and 28).

Table of Contents

Preface

A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels

Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels

Part I: THEORIES ABOUT THE NATURE OF MORALITY

1: Cultural Relativism, William Grahm Sumner

2: The Virtues, Aristotle

3: Ethics and Natural Law, Saint Thomas Aquinas

4: The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes

5: Morality as Based on Sentiment, David Hume

6: Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill

7: The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant

8: The Idea of a Female Ethic, Jean Grimshaw

Part II: ESSAYS ABOUT MORAL ISSUES

9: The Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, Mary Anne Warren

10: Why Abortion Is Immoral, Don Marquis

11: Letting Handicapped Babies Die, Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse

12: Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? Gregory E. Pence

13: Gay Basics: Some Questions, Facts, and Values, Richrad D. Mohr

14: Is Homosexuality Unnatural? Burton M. Leiser

15: Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer

16: Feeding the Hungry, Jan Narveson

17: The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels

18: Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life? Richard Doerflinger

19: Why We Have No Obligations to Animals, Immanuel Kant

20: All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer

21: Preserving the Environment, Thomas E. Hill, Jr.

22: The Ethics of War and Peace, Douglas P. Lackey

23: Capital Punishment, Jonathan Glover

24: Sexism, Marilyn Frye

25: Racisms, Kwame Anthony Appiah

26: Letter from the Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.

27: The Justification of Civil Disobedience, John Rawls

28: Reverse Discrimination in Employment, George Sher

Index



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