Moral Imagination Confronting the Ethical Issues of Our Day

by Tivnan, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780684824765
• ISBN10: 0684824760
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-07-12
• Publisher: Touchstone
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Summary

From Simon & Schuster, Moral Imagination is Edward Tivan's writings on confronting the ethical issues of our day.

When it comes to the most controversial moral questions of our lives - abortion, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, racial justice, and affirmative action - there is a right and wrong, but no one owns the truth. This book guides us through the opposing arguments on these profound issues, opening up ways for our pluralistic society to think about them.

Author Biography

Edward Tivnan is the author of The Lobby and has written for Time, The New York Times Magazine, and many other major national magazines. He has degrees from Amherst College and Oxford, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Pacific Palisades, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Abortion	p. 11
The Issue	p. 11
Against	p. 19
In Favor	p. 24
"Pro-Life Feminism"	p. 30
A Middle Road	p. 34
Constitutional Battle over Abortion, Pros and Cons	p. 41
In My Opinion	p. 46
Suicide	p. 63
The Issue	p. 63
Against	p. 71
In Favor	p. 79
In My Opinion	p. 86
Euthanasia	p. 95
The Issue	p. 95
Against	p. 107
In Favor	p. 114
A Middle Road	p. 121
In My Opinion	p. 132
Capital Punishment	p. 144
The Issue	p. 144
In Favor	p. 155
Against	p. 158
In My Opinion	p. 167
Racial Justice and Affirmative Action	p. 179
The Issue	p. 179
Against	p. 195
In Favor	p. 201
In My Opinion	p. 214
One Nation, Many Disagreements	p. 230
The Moral Imagination	p. 248
Acknowledgments	p. 267
Notes	p. 269
Index	p. 323
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