A Companion to Applied Ethics

by Frey, R. G.; Wellman, Christopher Heath

• ISBN13: 9781557865946
• ISBN10: 1557865949
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-07
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

In recent years, many important moral, social, and political issues have come under philosophical scrutiny, with the result that applied or practical ethics has become one of the largest areas of growth in philosophy. These specially commissioned essays by many of the leading figures in applied ethics track that growth. They provide substantive discussions of the pressing issues that orient around the topics in question, and, collectively, constitute an in-depth, state-of-the-art account of present-day philosophical thinking in practical ethics. A Companion to Applied Ethics is the most ambitious and authoritative account of applied ethics available. The volume will serve professionals as an indispensable resource, and, because it is written accessibly, will provide students and educated laymen with an excellent guide to the current state of play in substantive discussion by philosophers of major moral, social, and political issues.

Author Biography

R. G. Frey is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on applied ethics, normative theory, and the history of eighteenth-century British moral philosophy. With Gerald Dworkin and Sissela Bok, he is the author of Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide (1998).

Christopher Heath Wellman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor, with Andrew Cohen, of Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics (Blackwell 2004).

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
The Nature of Applied Ethics	p. 1
Theories of Ethics	p. 17
Property Rights and Welfare Redistribution	p. 38
Civil Disobedience and the Duty to Obey the Law	p. 50
Capitalism and Marxism	p. 62
State Punishment and the Death Penalty	p. 75
Racism	p. 89
Sexism	p. 102
Affirmative Action	p. 118
The Legal Enforcement of Morality	p. 128
Hate Crimes, Literature, and Speech	p. 142
Pornography and Censorship	p. 154
Dirty Hands	p. 167
Sexual Ethics	p. 180
Gun Control	p. 192
Citizenship	p. 210
Immigration	p. 224
World Hunger	p. 238
War and Terrorism	p. 254
Nationalism and Secession	p. 267
Intergenerational Justice	p. 279
Bioethics	p. 295
Abortion	p. 313
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide	p. 326
Reproductive Technology	p. 342
Genetic Engineering	p. 356
Surrogate Motherhood	p. 369
Cloning	p. 382
Allocation of Medical Resources	p. 396
Experimentation on Human Subjects	p. 410
Disability	p. 424
Moral Status	p. 439
Killing and Letting Die	p. 451
The Doctrine of Double Effect	p. 464
Bad Samaritans, Acts, and Omissions	p. 475
Moral Dilemmas	p. 487
Education	p. 498
Personal Relationships	p. 512
Animals	p. 525
Business Ethics	p. 537
Corporate Responsibility	p. 552
Whistle-blowing	p. 570
Professional Ethics	p. 583
Media Ethics	p. 597
Computer Ethics	p. 608
Engineering Ethics	p. 620
Environmental Ethics	p. 633
Values in Nature	p. 650
The Tragedy of the Commons	p. 662
Global Warming	p. 674
Index	p. 685
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