{"product_id":"contemporary-moral-and-social-issues-isbn-9781118625217","title":"Contemporary Moral and Social Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Moral and Social Issues\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely entertaining introduction that brings ethical thought to life. It makes innovative use of engaging, topically oriented original short fiction, together with classic and influential readings and editorial discussion as a means of helping students think philosophically about ethical theory and practical ethical problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to ethical theory and a range of practical moral issues through a combination of key primary texts, clear editorial commentary, and engaging, original fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of topics such as world poverty, abortion, animals, the environment, and genetic engineering, containing “Facts and Factual Issues” for each topic to give students an up-to-date understanding of related factual issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses immersive, original short works of fiction as a means to engage students to think philosophically about serious ethical issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSample Course Framework\u003c\/b\u003e available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface xv  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Acknowledgments xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction: Values 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Fiction: 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Too Much.” A young teacher and mother is thinking about her life as she sorts through the mailings from the opposing causes supported by her parents and in-laws 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Discussion: 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Too Much” 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValues 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Values 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome distinctions 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness as the ultimate personal value 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness research 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther personal values 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Values 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral values\/issues in the story 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are moral values 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiased moral reasoning 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Readings: 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaudia Wallis writes about the “new science of happiness” 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Nozick discusses his case of the “experience machine” 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Glover discusses the dual values of happiness and flourishing 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatrick Grim asks what makes a life good, distinguishing between “lives to envy” and “lives to admire” 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLouis P. Pojman, Richard Joyce and Shaun Nichols give their views on what morality is 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Haidt discusses biases in our moral reasoning 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Moral Theory 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Fiction: 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Long Live the King.” A fable about townspeople wondering how they should live when messages from the King become confusing, even contradictory 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Discussion: 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Long Live the King” 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious ethics 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod and the good 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe God perspective 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism and rights 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA first look at rights 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idealized human perspective 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristotle and virtue ethics 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant and universalizability 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawls and the ideal agent 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unidealized human perspective 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary ethics 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic social contract theory 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral libertarianism 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: moral relativism 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s supposed to be relative? 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural relativism 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual relativism\/moral subjectivism 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Readings: 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremy Bentham presents a classic statement of the principle of utility 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Stuart Mill argues that there are higher and lower forms of happiness 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Singer discusses what ethics is and offers a justification for a utilitarian ethic 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmanuel Kant argues that ethics is based on “the categorical imperative” 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Rawls argues that from an original position of equality we would reject utilitarianism in favor of his two principles of justice 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Nozick discusses the moral principles behind his political libertarianism 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremy Waldron discusses the concept of human rights and gives an argument for “welfare rights” 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristotle analyzes happiness as a life lived according to virtue 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Haidt discusses virtue ethics in the context of positive psychology 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean Grimshaw discusses the idea of a female ethic, reviewing some contemporary writers on the subject 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimon Blackburn warns against confusions we should avoid if we read popular literature on ethics and evolution 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Lakoff describes two forms of Christianity that parallel two different models of the family 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Rachels discusses “the challenge of cultural relativism” 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Morality and Politics 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Fiction: 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Divided States of America.” In the middle of the tumultuous twenty-first century, the United States has split into four separate districts based on liberalism, conservativism, libertarianism and socialism 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Discussion: 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Divided States of America” 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary issues 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorality and free markets 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion in the public square 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour political philosophies 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLibertarianism 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservatism 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberalism 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialism 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Readings: 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJerry Z. Muller defines capitalism and talks about some of the tensions between capitalism and democracy 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFareed Zakaria analyzes the two strands of “liberal democracy”—democracy and constitutional liberalism 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoah Feldman discusses the origins of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Hospers discusses libertarianism 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatrick N. Allitt discusses conservativism 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Starr discusses liberalism 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Self discusses socialism 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV World Poverty 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Fiction: 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The River.” A man, living alone in a jungle outpost, is confronted by an increasing number of refugees appearing on the opposite bank of a turbulent river, refugees who will starve unless he ferries them across 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Discussion: 182\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The River” 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and factual issues 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld poverty: basic facts 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial aid and economic growth 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood aid and the “Green Revolution” 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to find out what works 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat, if anything, can individuals do to help? 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Singer: we owe much to the world’s poor 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSinger’s Shallow Pond argument 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSympathetic critiques and alternate proposals 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLibertarians: we owe nothing to the world’s poor 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguments of libertarians and social contract theorists 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePogge: obligations even on libertarian principles 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and aiding the poor 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Readings: 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicholas D. Kristof discusses the failures and successes of foreign aid 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss the debate on world poverty and the need for controlled trials to see what interventions work 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Singer argues that to live a morally decent life, the well-off would have to give most of what they have to the world’s poor 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKwame Anthony Appiah argues that we do not owe so much to strangers as Singer claims 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJan Narveson, a Libertarian, argues that feeding the hungry is not an obligation 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Pogge argues that even on libertarian principles the West has some responsibility for alleviating world poverty 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJim Wallis talks about biblical injunctions to help the poor 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Abortion 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Fiction: 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Blessing of the Blastocysts.” A future disaster leads to the gestation of all human fetuses outside the womb 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Discussion: 236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Blessing of the Blastocysts” 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and factual issues 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbortion: definition and statistics 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbortion methods 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the embryo\/fetus 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal status of abortion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious positions 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic opinion 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe complexity of the abortion issue 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA range of positions 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe moral versus the legal 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical means to reducing abortion 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo central moral issues 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe moral status of the fetus 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFetal development and moral status 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro-life arguments re fetal status 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro-choice arguments re fetal status 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModerate-position arguments re fetal status 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting claims of the mother versus the fetus 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Readings: 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoger A. Paynter discusses different interpretations of what the Bible has to say about abortion 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn T. Noonan, Jr. argues that abortion is morally wrong 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Ann Warren argues that fetuses don’t qualify as persons with a right to life 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGregg Easterbrook argues that third-trimester abortions—but those only—should be tightly restricted 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudith Jarvis Thomson argues that even if it were granted that the fetus is a person, many abortions can still be justified in terms of the rights of the mother 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel Feinberg and Barbara Baum Levenbook consider the claim that even if the fetus is a person, the interests of the mother justify abortion in many cases 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJane English thinks a moderate position on abortion can be justified, whether or not the fetus is conceived as a person 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Animals 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Fiction: 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Trainers.” An alien race has saved and nurtured a remnant of humanity that survived a nuclear holocaust. The humans are now thriving on a South Sea island. But, as the alien narrator says, “salvation always comes at a price” 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Discussion: 286\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Trainers” 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and factual issues 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch animals 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactory farming 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree moral views regarding our use of animals 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal minds 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro-Status Quo views 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Welfare views 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbolitionist views 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speciesist Critique 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSinger and utilitarianism 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegan and animal rights 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Readings: 306\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid DeGrazia presents the case for animals feeling pain 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Nozick asks what moral constraints there are, if any, on the behavior of humans toward animals 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Singer argues that all creatures who are capable of suffering are entitled to equal concern 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Regan argues the case for animal rights 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarl Cohen defends the use of animals in medical research 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatthew Scully pleads for animal welfare, speaking particularly to fellow conservatives and Christians 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII The Environment 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Fiction: 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Museum for a Dying Planet.” The inhabitants of a planet dying from ecological disasters built a self-sustaining habitat\/museum so that future visitors would be able to appreciate the beauty that once was their home 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Discussion: 336\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Museum for a Dying Planet” 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and factual issues 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental problems 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA history of environmental issues in the US 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal warming 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental decision-making 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe assessment of risk 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent versus future people 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental justice 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost–benefit analysis 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat has inherent moral worth? 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans? Animals? The natural world? 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans (only) 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSentient creatures (only) 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving things (only) 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural things (only) 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural systems 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Readings: 352\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdmund O. Wilson describes environmental problems and presents two opposing views as to how they should be approached 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGabrielle Walker and Sir David King present a mitigationist view re global warming 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBjorn Lomborg presents an adaptationist case re global warming 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimothy Taylor discusses the problem of how to discount the future, especially in the case of low-probability, high-risk events 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Baxter argues for an anthropocentric view of the environment 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Routley argues against an anthropocentric view of the environment 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Taylor argues that all living things can be said to have a “good of their own” and are worthy of respect and moral consideration 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJ. Baird Callicott discusses the land ethic of Aldo Leopold 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill Devall and George Sessions discuss “deep ecology” 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Genetics 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Fiction: 379\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“People of the Underground.” After a failed rebellion against the “Clenes” (a genetically enhanced part of the human race), the “People” survive in the Caves, claiming to preserve “true humanity” 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Discussion: 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“People of the Underground” 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and factual issues 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn vitro fertilization 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman genetic engineering (HGE) 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case against human genetic engineering 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. HGE would be too dangerous 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. HGE\/PGD would be “playing God” 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. HGE\/PGD wouldn’t be limited to curing disease 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. HGE would lead to a “genetic arms race” 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. HGE could undermine religion and ethics 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. HGE could lead to totalitarianism 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. HGE could lead to Nazi-like eugenics 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. HGE could undermine human equality 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. HGE could undermine human freedom 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case for human genetic engineering 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 1 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 2 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 3 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 4 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 5 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 6 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 7 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 8 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Objection 9 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding remarks 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and selected sources 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Readings: 402\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonald M. Green discusses some of the fears of genetic enhancement displayed in literature and argues that these fears may simply reflect “status quo bias” 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGregory Stock discusses the possibility of “redesigning humans” and argues it will likely happen 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Glover discusses a “genetic supermarket,” positive versus negative genetic engineering and whether human nature should be sacrosanct 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis Fukuyama warns against genetics leading us into a “post-human” future. He thinks genetic engineering should be limited to curing disease and outlines the regulatory changes the US would need to make to accomplish this 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill McKibben argues that human genetic engineering will end up limiting human freedom and that it’s our responsibility—not that of geneticists, doctors and bioethicists—to decide its future course 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe President’s Council on bioethics gives its analysis of some of the ethical issues regarding future use of PGD 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas D. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e taught at the University of Michigan, Grinnell College, the University of Redlands, San Jose State University, and De Anza College. In addition to writing four editions of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction Through Original Fiction, Discussion and Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (fourth edition, 2004), he is the author of three published novels: \u003ci\u003eSuffer Little Children \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eMurdered Sleep \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), and \u003ci\u003eConsuming Fire \u003c\/i\u003e(1996).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Moral and Social Issues\u003c\/i\u003e makes innovative use of short fiction—together with primary readings and editorial commentary—as a means of engaging students to think philosophically about ethical issues, better enabling instructors to initiate meaningful discussion. The text presents a combination of ethical theory and practical ethical problems brought to life by a range of pointed, pertinent stories. These stories are entertaining and readable in themselves, and provide a valuable springboard for philosophical discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter combines original fiction, editorial discussion, and in-depth readings, to explore a range of moral issues. Chapters delve into topics related to value theory, moral theory, and applied moral issues in politics, world poverty, abortion, animal welfare, the environment, and genetic engineering. The text uniquely combines the overall guidance of a single-author discussion with the breadth of a reader, while engaging students with entertaining original fiction stories to illustrate each issue.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Thomas Davis’s book is an absolute joy to read. His original fiction flows seamlessly into the philosophical discussions, masterfully guiding the study of ethics to where it really matters: life.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e —Mark D. White, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, College of Staten Island\/CUNY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Davis has written a fantastic introduction to ethics text. His unique blend of original fiction, clear analysis, and engaging primary sources provides a sure-fire way to get students talking and thinking about some of today’s most pressing moral issues.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Matt Lawrence, Long Beach City College\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988982939877,"sku":"NP9781118625217","price":96.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118625217.jpg?v=1761782309","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-moral-and-social-issues-isbn-9781118625217","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}