{"product_id":"contemporary-debates-in-social-philosophy-isbn-9781405109109","title":"Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy","description":"In this important and engaging volume, international scholars present opposing viewpoints to debate ten of the most important issues in contemporary social philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an original analysis of some of society’s most pressing issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an outstanding cast of international scholars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIssues covered include the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, affirmative action, parenting, the death penalty, privacy, violence, world hunger, social diversity, homosexuality, and abortion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvites the reader to participate in the exchange of arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaurence Thomas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEquality 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Freedom and Money 19\u003cbr\u003e G. A. Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Meanings of Freedom 43\u003cbr\u003e Leif Wenar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Family 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Good and Bad Family 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Family Resemblances 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth F. Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSexual Rights 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Corvino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbortion and The Limits of Freedom 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal 113\u003cbr\u003e Anne Fagot-Largeault\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Abortion and Moral Repugnancy 122\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaurence Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivacy 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Privacy 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Deigh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Privacy’s Value 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerrance McConnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligious Tolerance 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 In Defense of Religious Toleration 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip L. Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Does Religious Toleration Make Any Sense? 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Christiano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiversity 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ethnicity, Disunity, and Equality 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence Blum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Diversity Limited 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Benatar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRacial Integration 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Future of Racial Integration 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 When Turnabout Is Not Fair Play 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScarce Resources 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources 263\u003cbr\u003e F. M. Kamm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Locke’s Defense of Preferential Treatment 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBernard R. Boxill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eViolence 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Psychological Violence and Institutional Racism: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHoward McGary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 McGary’s Striking Claim and the Roles of Self-Deception, Acquiescence, and Complicity 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eB. C. Postow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 317\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Thomas has put renowned scholars in debate with each other and the result is a collection of stimulating debates of the highest order. In these well-written and argued articles, one is treated to the best of scholarly argumentation. One may not agree with all that is said. Nevertheless, one will find that after reading this volume one will have a better understanding of the importance of what Thomas calls 'virtuous disagreement'.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBill E. Lawson, University of Memphis\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Volume combines practical ethics and political philosophy in a somewhat unusual way; it has quite a lot of reasonable material on race and affirmative action.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaurence Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the departments of Philosophy and Political Science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where he is also a member of the Center for European Studies. He is the author of over fifty articles and four books, \u003ci\u003eLiving Morally: A Psychology of Moral Character\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eVessels of Evil: American Slavery and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eSexual Orientation and Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Levin, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Family and the Political Self\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). His articles on moral theory and social philosophy have been widely anthologized.  \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Social Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers engaging and original analyses of some of society’s most significant and current concerns, with an international cast of scholars presenting sharply opposing viewpoints across ten debates. \u003cp\u003eThe text begins with an introductory essay that provides an overview of the topics and a discussion of their relevance to social philosophy today. It then moves on to consider a broad range of social and political issues, including the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, group rights and ethnic identity, affirmative action, conceptions of parenting, the death penalty, privacy laws, world hunger, homosexuality, and abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for university courses, this text offers a balanced range of opinion and perspective, probes the basic questions concerning the nature of a free and just society, and invites the reader to participate in the critical exchange of arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988981760229,"sku":"NP9781405109109","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405109109.jpg?v=1761782305","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-debates-in-social-philosophy-isbn-9781405109109","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}