A Companion to Applied Ethics

• ISBN13: 9781405164405
• ISBN10: 1405164409
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-02-26
• 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.

Preface.

1. The Nature of Applied Ethics: Tom L. Beauchamp.

2. Theories of Ethics Stephen: L. Darwall.

3. Property Rights and Welfare Redistribution: Jeremy Waldron.

4. Civil Disobedience and the Duty to Obey the Law: A. John Simmons.

5. Capitalism and Marxism: Richard W. Miller.

6. State Punishment and the Death Penalty: David Dolinko.

7. Racism: Michele Moody-Adams.

8. Sexism: Ann E. Cudd and Leslie E. Jones.

9. Affirmative Action: Bernard Boxill and Jan Boxill.

10. The Legal Enforcement of Morality: Larry Alexander.

11. Hate Crimes, Literature, and Speech: L. W. Sumner.

12. Pornography and Censorship: Lori Gruen.

13. Dirty Hands: Gerald F. Gaus.

14. Sexual Ethics: Alan H. Goldman.

15. Gun Control: Lance Stell.

16. Citizenship: Wayne Norman and Will Kymlicka.

17. Immigration: Michael Blake.

18. World Hunger: Hugh LaFollette.

19. War and Terrorism: C. A. J. Coady.

20. Nationalism and Secession: Christopher Heath Wellman.

21. Intergenerational Justice: Clark Wolf.

22. Bioethics: Margaret P. Battin.

23. Abortion: Margaret Olivia Little.

24. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Michael Tooley.

25. Reproductive Technology: John D. Arras.

26. Genetic Engineering: Dan W. Brock.

27. Surrogate Motherhood: Rosemarie Tong.

28. Cloning: John Harris.

29. Allocation of Medical Resources: H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. and Ana Smith Iltis.

30. Experimentation on Human Subjects: Patrick Boleyn-Fitzgerald.

31. Disability: Leslie Pickering Francis.

32. Moral Status: Mary Anne Warren.

33. Killing and Letting Die: Alastair Norcross.

34. The Doctrine of Double Effect: R. G. Frey.

35. Bad Samaritans, Acts and Omissions: Patricia Smith.

36. Moral Dilemmas: N. Ann Davis.

37. Education: Amy Gutmann.

38. Personal Relationships: Lawrence A. Blum.

39. Animals: Jeff McMahan.

40. Business Ethics: Patricia H. Werhane and R. Edward Freeman.

41. Corporate Responsibility: R. Edward Freeman and Patricia H. Werhane.

42. Whistle-blowing: Terrance McConnell.

43. Professional Ethics: David Luban.

44. Media Ethics: Judith Lichtenberg.

45. Computer Ethics: Deborah G. Johnson.

46. Engineering Ethics: Michael S. Pritchard.

47. Environmental Ethics: Andrew Light.

48. Values in Nature: Dale Jamieson.

49. The Tragedy of the Commons: David Schmidtz and Elizabeth Willott.

50. Global Warming: Robert Hood.

Index