The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics

by LaFollette, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9780199284238
• ISBN10: 0199284237
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics is a lively and authoritative guide to current thought about ethical issues in all areas of human activity--personal, medical, sexual, social, political, judicial, and international, from the natural world to the world of business. Twenty-eight topics are covered in specially written surveys by leading figures in their fields: each gives an authoritative map of the ethical terrain, explaining how the debate has developed in recent years, engaging critically with the most notable work in the area, and pointing directions for future work. The Handbook will be essential reading, and a fascinating resource of ideas and information, for academics and students across a wide range of disciplines.

Author Biography

Hugh LaFollette is Cole Chair in Ethics at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.

Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors	xi
Introduction	1	(14)
PART I OUR PERSONAL LIVES
Sexuality	15	(27)
Nancy Tuana
Laurie Shrage
Love	42	(28)
Neera K. Badhwar
Family	70	(21)
Brenda Almond
PART II MORAL STATUS
Children	91	(21)
David Archard
Abortion	112	(24)
John Harris
Soren Holm
Reproductive Technology	136	(25)
Robert Wachbroit
David Wasserman
Animals	161	(27)
R. G. Frey
Environmental Ethics	188	(31)
Kristin Shrader-Frechette
PART III EQUALITY
Gender and Sexual Discrimination	219	(26)
Rosemarie Tong
Race and Racial Discrimination	245	(27)
Naomi Zack
Affirmative Action	272	(28)
Walter Feinberg
People with Disabilities	300	(31)
Anita Silvers
PART IV THE JUST SOCIETY
Punishment	331	(27)
R. A. Duff
Freedom of Speech and Religion	358	(29)
Andrew Altman
Legal Paternalism	387	(26)
Douglas N. Husak
Multiculturalism	413	(20)
John Arthur
Economic Justice	433	(26)
Jonathan Wolff
Intergenerational Justice	459	(26)
Axel Gosseries
Privacy	485	(29)
Anita L. Allen
Corporate Responsibility	514	(25)
Patricia H. Werhane
R. Edward Freeman
Whistleblowing	539	(28)
Michael Davis
PART V JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Immigration	567	(24)
Chandran Kukathas
National Autonomy	591	(29)
Wayne Norman
International Economic Justice	620	(23)
Debra Satz
World Hunger	643	(30)
Nigel Dower
PART VI LIFE AND DEATH
Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide	673	(32)
Margaret P. Battin
Capital Punishment	705	(29)
Hugo Adam Bedau
War	734	(29)
Henry Shue
Index	763