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The bestselling and field-defining textbook which has introduced generations of students to the field of practical ethics, now in a new fully-revised fifth edition For more than twenty years, Ethics in Practice has paved the way for students to confront the difficult ethical questions they will, must, or do already face. Accessible to introductory students yet sufficiently rigorous for those pursuing advanced study, this celebrated collection encourages and guides readers to explore ethical dimensions of important, controversial topics such as euthanasia, environmental action, economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, abortion, and torture. In combining new and revised modern texts with works of classic scholarship, Ethics in Practice equips readers to consider wide-ranging ideas in practical ethics and to understand the historical basis for contemporary developments in ethical theory. Revisions and updates to the new edition of Ethics in Practice focus on covering pressing global issues and adding depth to key sections. Many sections have been expanded to offer more thorough coverage of topics in ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette, highly regarded for his contributions in the field of practical ethics, this important volume: Explores the connections between ethical theory and divisive contemporary debates Includes general and section introductions which map the conceptual terrain, making it easy for students to understand and discuss the theoretical and practical dimensions of the issues Offers up-to-date incisive discussion global, local, and personal ethical issues Provides original essays, new perspectives, and revisions of key critical texts Enables instructors to discuss specific practical issues, broader groupings of topics, and common themes that connect major areas in ethics Already a market-leading text for introductory and applied ethics courses, the latest edition of Ethics in Practice: An Anthology continues to bean essential resource for instructors and students in philosophy departments around the world.

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Author:   Hugh LaFollette (University of South Florida)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9781119358862

ISBN 10:   1119358868
Pages:   757
Publication Date:   02 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781394210671
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

[N]: New to fifth edition; [R]: Revised for Ethics in Practice; [W]: Written for Ethics in Practice Preface for Instructors x Acknowledgments xii Source Acknowledgments xiii General Introduction [W] [R] 1 Theorizing about Ethics [W] [R] 3 Reading Philosophy [W] [R] 11 Writing a Philosophy Paper [W] [R] 15 The Basics of Argumentation [NW] 23 Part I Theory 27 Ethical Theory 29 1 Consequentialism [R & R] 31 William H. Shaw 2 Deontology [W & R] 40 David McNaughton and Piers Rawling 3 Rights [W & R] 53 George W. Rainbolt 4 Virtue Theory [W] 62 Rosalind Hursthouse Part II Life, Death, and Moral Status 73 Euthanasia 75 5 Justifying Physician‐Assisted Deaths [W] 78 Tom L. Beauchamp 6 Against the Right to Die [R] 86 J. David Velleman 7 Physician‐Assisted Deaths: Policy Choices [NW] 95 Ronald A. Lindsay 8 Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)assisted Suicide [W & R] 106 John Hardwig 9 ‘For Now Have I My Death’: The ‘Duty to Die’ Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive 118 Felicia Nimue Ackerman Abortion 128 10 A Defense of Abortion 131 Judith Jarvis Thomson 11 On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion [R] 139 Mary Anne Warren 12 An Argument that Abortion is Wrong [W] 149 Don Marquis 13 The Moral Permissibility of Abortion 159 Margaret Olivia Little 14 Virtue Theory and Abortion [R] 168 Rosalind Hursthouse Animals 177 15 All Animals are Equal 181 Peter Singer 16 Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism 190 R. G. Frey 17 The Case for Animal Rights 201 Tom Regan 18 The Vegetarian Imperative [NW] 207 Michael Allen Fox Biomedical Technologies 217 19 Is Women’s Labor a Commodity? 220 Elizabeth S. Anderson 20 “Goodbye Dolly?” The Ethics of Human Cloning 231 John Harris 21 The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans 240 Leon R. Kass 22 Cognitive Enhancement [NW] 250 Jonathan Pugh Environment 261 23 The Value of Nature [W] 263 Ronald Sandler 24 A Place for Cost–Benefit Analysis [R & R] 272 David Schmidtz 25 Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments 281 Thomas E. Hill, Jr. 26 A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption [R] 291 Stephen M. Gardiner Part III Liberty and Equality 303 Paternalism and Risk 305 27 Freedom of Action 308 John Stuart Mill 28 Against the Legalization of Drugs 312 James Q. Wilson 29 Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use [R] 317 Douglas Husak 30 The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms [R] 326 Todd C. Hughes and Lester H. Hunt 31 Gun Control 337 Hugh LaFollette Free Speech 349 32 Freedom of Thought and Discussion 352 John Stuart Mill 33 “The Price We Pay?” Pornography and Harm [R] 356 Susan J. Brison 34 The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality 365 Andrew Altman 35 Sticks and Stones [W] 375 John Arthur 36 Speech Codes and Expressive Harm [W] 386 Andrew Altman Discrimination, Racism, and Sexism 395 37 Racism as an Ethical Issue [WN] 398 Michele Moody‐Adams 38 Servility and Self‐Respect 406 Thomas E. Hill, Jr. 39 Implicit Bias [NR] 413 Alex Madva 40 Affirmative Action as Equalizing Opportunity: Challenging the Myth of “Preferential Treatment” [W] 422 Luke Charles Harris and Uma Narayan 41 Sexual Harassment: Formal Complaints Are Not Enough [NR] 433 Jennifer Saul 42 Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape [R] 444 Larry May and Robert Strikwerda 43 Ideals of Respect: Identity, Dignity and Disability [NW] 454 Adam Cureton Conscience, State, and Religion Introduction 465 44 Resolving Conflicts Between Religious Liberty and Other Values [N] 468 Mark R. Wicclair 45 Religious Conviction, Parental Authority, and Children’s Interests [NW] 479 Christopher Meyers 46 Gay Rights and Religious Accommodations [NW] 489 Andrew Koppelman 47 Conscientious Objection in Health Care [N] 498 Mark R. Wicclair 48 My Conscience May Be My Guide, But You May Not Need to Honor It [NR] 512 Hugh LaFollette Part IV Justice 525 Punishment 527 49 Punishment and Desert [W] 530 James Rachels 50 Does Punishment Work? [W] 538 John Paul Wright, Francis T. Cullen, and Kevin M. Beaver 51 In Defense of the Death Penalty 549 Louis P. Pojman 52 Against the Death Penalty 558 Jeffrey Reiman 53 Just Deserts in Unjust Societies: A Case‐Specific Approach [NR] 565 Stuart P. Green 54 To Protect and Serve: What is Wrong with the Policing of Minorities in the US? [NR] 576 John Kleinig Economic Justice 588 55 A Theory of Justice 591 John Rawls 56 The Entitlement Theory of Justice 603 Robert Nozick 57 The Ethical Implications of Benefiting from Injustice [NW] 615 Daniel Butt 58 A Bleeding Heart Libertarian View of Inequality [NW] 624 Andrew Jason Cohen Global Justice 637 59 Refugees and the Right to Control Immigration [NW] 640 Christopher Heath Wellman 60 The Case for Open Immigration [N] 648 Chandran Kukathas 61 Famine, Affluence, and Morality 658 Peter Singer 62 Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code [W] 667 John Arthur 63 Eradicating Systemic Poverty: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend [R] 676 Thomas W. Pogge War and Torture 689 64 War and Moral Consistency [NW] 692 Jonathan Parry 65 Pacifism: Reclaiming the Moral Presumption [W] 704 William J. Hawk 66 The Justifiability of Humanitarian Intervention [R] 714 Charles R. Beitz 67 Terrorism and Torture [N] 722 Fritz Allhoff 68 Unthinking the Ticking Time Bomb [NR] 732 David Luban

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Hugh LaFollette is Marie E. and Leslie Cole Emeritus Professor in Ethics at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Encyclopedia of Ethics, published with Wiley Blackwell, and author and editor of several books, including The Practice of Ethics. His work primarily focuses on ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.

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