Contemporary Moral Issues: Diversity and Consensus

by Hinman, Lawrence M.

• ISBN13: 9780205633609
• ISBN10: 0205633609
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Combines arguments and personal narratives to introduce students to key issues in morality. Contemporary Moral Issuesis an anthology that provides a selection of readings on contemporary social issues revolving around three general themes: Matters of Life and Death, Matters of Equality and Diversity, and Expanding the Circle, which includes duties beyond borders, living together with animals, and environmental ethics. Each set of readings is accompanied by an extensive introduction, a bibliographical essay, pre-reading questions, and discussion questions. Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Understand what the key contemporary issues in morality are Understand how these issues are encountered in everyday life Develop a critical position in regard to each of the readings Note:MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit:www.mysearchlab.comor you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 020588590X / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205885909.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. x
Introduction: A Pluralistic Approach to Contemporary Moral Issues	p. xiii
An Initial Moral Problems Self-Quiz	p. xxii
Matters of Life and Death	p. 1
Cloning and reproductive technologies	p. 11
The Narratives	p. 12
"Belgian Loopholes Allow Swiss Parents a 'Savior' Baby"	p. 12
"On the Ethics of Selective Abortion for Disability: Conversations with My Son"	p. 14
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 32
The Argument	p. 40
"What's Wrong with Enhancement?"	p. 40
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 43
For Further Reading	p. 43
MySearchLab Connections	p. 46
Twilight of the Idols, Selections by Friedrich Nietzsche	p. 46
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill	p. 46
Republic by Plato	p. 46
Abortion	p. 47
The Narrative	p. 48
"The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy"	p. 48
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 55
The Arguments	p. 71
"Abortion and the Concept of a Person"	p. 71
"The Wrong of Abortion"	p. 77
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 87
For Further Reading	p. 88
MySearchLab Connections	p. 91
Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes	p. 91
Protagoras by Plato	p. 91
Politics by Aristotle	p. 91
Euthanasia	p. 92
The Narratives	p. 93
Atul Gawande, "Letting Go"	p. 93
"Confronting Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: My Father's Death"	p. 108
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 113
The Argument	p. 121
"Active and Passive Euthanasia"	p. 121
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 125
For Further Reading	p. 126
MySearchLab Connections	p. 128
Foundation for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant	p. 128
An Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham	p. 128
Higher & Lower Pleasures by John Stuart Mill	p. 128
Punishment and the Death Penalty	p. 129
The Narrative	p. 130
Helen Prejean, C.S.J., "Crime Victims on the Anvil of Pain"	p. 130
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 133
The Arguments	p. 151
"What Do Murderers Deserve? The Death Penalty in Civilized Societies"	p. 151
"Against the Death Penalty"	p. 155
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 161
For Further Reading	p. 162
MySearchLab Connections	p. 164
Principle of Utility by Jeremy Bentham	p. 164
On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria	p. 164
The Metaphysical Elements of Justice by Immanuel Kant	p. 165
War, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism	p. 166
The Narrative	p. 167
"Soldiers' Moral Wounds"	p. 167
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 172
The Arguments	p. 195
"The Argument about Humanitarian Intervention"	p. 195
"Torture Can Be Wrong and Still Work"	p. 203
"Is There a Tortuous Road to Justice?"	p. 204
"Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare"	p. 206
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 209
For Further Reading	p. 210
MySearchLab Connections	p. 211
On Free Choice of the Will by Saint Augustine	p. 211
Summa Theologica by Saint Thomas Aquinas	p. 211
The Analects by Confucius	p. 212
Matters of Diversity and Equality	p. 213
Race and Ethnicity	p. 227
The Narrative	p. 228
"Beyond Mestizaje: The Future of Race in America"	p. 228
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 239
The Arguments	p. 250
"Achieving Democratic Equality: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Reparations"	p. 250
"Hate Crimes Laws: Progressive Politics or Balkanization?"	p. 260
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 271
For Further Reading	p. 271
MySearchLab Connections	p. 272
The Souls of Black Folk by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (also, W.E.B. Du Bois)	p. 272
Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.	p. 273
An Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation	p. 273
Gender	p. 274
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 275
The Arguments	p. 284
"Stopping the Traffic in Women"	p. 284
"The Second Sexism"	p. 296
"Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?"	p. 311
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 319
For Further Reading	p. 320
MySearchLab Connections	p. 321
How to Make Our Ideas Clear by Charles Sanders Peirce	p. 321
Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein	p. 321
Cratylus by Plato	p. 321
An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope	p. 322
Sexual Orientation	p. 323
The Narrative	p. 324
"Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day"	p. 324
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 329
The Arguments	p. 340
"A Right to Marry? Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law"	p. 340
"Against Homosexual Marriage"	p. 352
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 357
For Further Reading	p. 358
MySearchLab Connections	p. 359
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill	p. 359
Five Ways by Saint Thomas Aquinas	p. 359
The Teleological Argument by William Paley	p. 360
Expanding the Circle	p. 361
World Hunger and Poverty	p. 363
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 364
The Arguments	p. 378
"The Moral Demands of Global Justice"	p. 378
"Achieving Global and Local Justice"	p. 384
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 390
For Further Reading	p. 391
MySearchLab Connections	p. 393
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle	p. 393
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill	p. 393
Higher & Lower Pleasures by John Stuart Mill	p. 393
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith	p. 393
Living Together with Animals	p. 395
The Narratives	p. 396
"Eating Animals"	p. 396
"Down on the Factory Farm"	p. 402
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 409
The Arguments	p. 413
"The Case for Animal Rights"	p. 413
"The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research"	p. 420
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 426
For Further Reading	p. 427
MySearchLab Connections	p. 429
Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes	p. 429
The Metaphysical Elements of Justice by Immanuel Kant	p. 429
De Anima by Aristode	p. 429
Environmental Ethics	p. 430
The Narrative	p. 431
"Native American Attitudes toward the Environment"	p. 431
"Apocalypse Now: A Scientist's Plea for Christian Environmentalism"	p. 434
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 439
The Arguments	p. 442
"Just Garbage"	p. 442
"Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique"	p. 450
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 459
For Further Reading	p. 460
MySearchLab Connections	p. 461
Opus Majus by Roger Bacon	p. 461
Discourse on Method by René Descartes	p. 461
Principle of Utility by Jeremy Bentham	p. 461
Cyberethics	p. 462
The Narrative	p. 463
"Hackers Live by Own Code"Joseph Menn	p. 463
An Introduction to the Moral Issues	p. 466
The Arguments	p. 475
"The Ethical Evaluation of WikiLeaks"	p. 475
"Should We Let Computers Get Under Our Skins?"	p. 477
"Ethical Reflections on Cyberstalking"	p. 488
"Ethical Reflections on the Problem of Spam"	p. 495
Concluding Discussion Questions	p. 503
For Further Reading	p. 503
MySearchLab Connections	p. 504
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes	p. 504
De Anima by Aristotle	p. 504
Foundation for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant	p. 504
Two Treatises of Government by John Locke	p. 504
Index	p. 505
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