{"product_id":"contemporary-debates-in-applied-ethics-isbn-9781405115476","title":"Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Applied Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in applied ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics addressed include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in applied ethics, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbortion\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Wrong of Abortion, Patrick Lee (Franciscan University of Steubenville) and Robert P. George (Princeton University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Moral Permissibility of Abortion, Margaret Olivia Little (Georgetown University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAffirmative Action\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Defense of Affirmative Action, Albert Mosley (Smith College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Preferential Policies Have Become Toxic, Celia Wolf-Devine (Stonehill College) \u003cb\u003eAnimals\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Empty Cages: Animals Rights and Vivisection, Tom Regan (North Carolina State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Animals and Their Medical Use, R. G. Frey (Bowling Green State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCapital Punishment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Defense of the Death Penalty, Louis P. Pojman (U.S. Military Academy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Why We Should Put the Death Penalty to Rest, Stephen Nathanson (Northeastern University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCloning\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Why I Oppose Human Cloning, Jeremy Rifkin (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Biotech Century\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Poverty of Objections to Human Reproductive Cloning, John Harris (University of Manchester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuthanasia\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. In Defense of Voluntary Active Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Michael Tooley (University of Colorado).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. A Case Against Euthanasia, Daniel Callahan (Harvard Medical School).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmigration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Immigration: The Case for Limits, David Miller (University of Oxford).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Case for Open Immigration, Chandran Kukathas (University of Utah).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePornography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Right to Get Turned On:Pornography, Autonomy, Equality, Andrew Altman (Georgia State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. \"The Price We Pay\"?: Pornography and Harm, Susan J. Brison (Dartmouth College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivacy and Civil Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Limits of Privacy, Amitai Etzioni (George Washington University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Case for Privacy, David D. Friedman (Santa Clara University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValues in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Intrinsic Value of Nature in Public Policy: The Case of the Endangered Species Act, J. Baird Callicott (University of North Texas).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Values in Nature: A Pluralistic Approach, Bryan G. Norton (Georgia Institute of Technology).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Hunger\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Famine Relief: The Duties We Have to Others, Christopher Heath Wellman (Washington University in St. Louis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Famine Relief and Human Virtue, Andrew I. Cohen (Georgia State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “It’s hard to think of a better general introduction to contemporary debates in applied ethics and public policy. The editors have enlisted well-known philosophers to pair off on particular controversies, and they do so ably and instructively. This volume will work well as a textbook for university courses.” \u003ci\u003eChristopher Morris, University of Maryland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Great writers joining debate on great topics. Cohen and Wellman have assembled an admirably compact volume, given its breadth. It will be of considerable service to teachers of moral problems courses and to anyone with an interest in the cutting edge of applied ethics.” \u003ci\u003eDavid Schmidtz, University of Arizona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndrew I. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Director of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics and teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Georgia State University. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Heath Wellman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor, with R. G. Frey, of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Applied Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Applied Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e features original essays on some of the most hotly debated issues in the field. Is abortion morally permissible? Should we be allowed to clone human beings? Should immigration be limited, or left open?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven pairs of newly commissioned essays shape the volume, with each question treated by a pair of opposing essays. This distinctive format offers readers a unique opportunity to observe philosophers engaging in head-to-head debate. Together, the essays provide an accessible introduction to the major topics in applied ethics, including abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy and civil society, values in nature, and world hunger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowcasing original arguments for well-defined positions, as well as clear and concise statements of sophisticated philosophical views, this volume is an excellent resource for professional philosophers and students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988981498085,"sku":"NP9781405115476","price":118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405115476.jpg?v=1761782303","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-debates-in-applied-ethics-isbn-9781405115476","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}