{"product_id":"ethics-in-practice-isbn-9781394210671","title":"Ethics in Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for ETHICS \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e PRACTICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This new edition of \u003ci\u003eEthics in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e offers a cornucopia of 72 expertly-edited texts – both canonical and contemporary – on a wonderfully wide selection of topics in moral theory and applied ethics. Students, teachers, and researchers will find in it a practically endless source of thought-provoking and conversation-sparking readings.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—STUART GREEN,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those of us who write and teach in practical ethics owe a debt of gratitude to Hugh LaFollette for assembling this superb collection of important contributions to the core theoretical questions and pressing contemporary issues in moral philosophy.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—CHRISTOPHER HEATH WELLMAN,\u003c\/b\u003e Washington University in St. Louis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthics in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e has guided students through the ethical dimensions of controversial debates for more than two decades, providing the knowledge required to confront difficult questions in various practical moral contexts. Now in its sixth edition, this field-defining textbook explores a wide range of global, local, and personal ethical issues while presenting the historical basis of key developments in ethical theory.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Hugh LaFollette, highly regarded for his contributions in the field of practical ethics, critically integrates ethical theory with discussion of applied examples of economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, genetic modification, gun control, torture, euthanasia, hate speech, and more. Throughout the book, student-friendly introductions clarify complex concepts and highlight the theoretical and practical aspects of each issue discussed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is fully revised to reflect the latest empirical evidence and applications, including new and updated case studies, examples, data, and references. Entirely new essays address topics such as punishment, sentencing, assassination, the environment, epistemic vices, pragmatic ethics, biomedical technologies, and abortion in the post-Dobbs era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface for Instructors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheorizing about Ethics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Philosophy 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a Philosophy Paper 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasics of Argumentation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKEY: N – New to this edition; R – Revised for this edition; W — Written for EIP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theory 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthical Theory 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Consequentialism [W] 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Deontology [W] 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid McNaughton and Piers Rawling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rights [W] 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge W. Rainbolt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Virtue Theory [W] 60\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Intellectual Vices [N \u0026amp; W] 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuassim Cassam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Pragmatic Ethics [N \u0026amp; R] 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHugh LaFollette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Death, Life, and Moral Status 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuthanasia 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Justifying Physician‐Assisted Deaths [W] 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom L. Beauchamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7a My Death is Close at Hand. But I Do Not Think of Myself as Dying Washington Post Opinion (April 27, 2023) 104\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBy Paul Woodruff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Against the Right to Die 106\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. David Velleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Physician‐Assisted Deaths: Policy Choices 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald A. Lindsay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)assisted Suicide [W] 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Hardwig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 ‘For Now Have I My Death’: The ‘Duty to Die’ Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFelicia Nimue Ackerman Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbortion 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 A Defense of Abortion 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Jarvis Thomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Anne Warren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 An Argument that Abortion is Wrong [W] 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Marquis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Virtue Theory and Abortion 178\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Abortion, Post Dobbs: The Need for Public Reason [N \u0026amp; W] 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeonard M. Fleck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnimals 198\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 All Animals are Equal 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. G. Frey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Case for Animal Rights 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Regan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Vegetarian Imperative [W] 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Allen Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiomedical Technologies 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Is Women’s Labor a Commodity? 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth S. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Neural Implants and the TRICK to Autonomy [N \u0026amp; W] 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaximilian Kiener and Thomas Douglas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Should We Edit the Human Genome? [N \u0026amp; W] 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Gyngell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Cognitive Enhancement [R] 272\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Pugh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironment 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Value of Nature 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald Sandler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 A Place for Cost–Benefit Analysis 296\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Schmidtz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas E. Hill, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen M. Gardiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Greed: Past, Present, and Future [N \u0026amp; W] 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElaine E. Englehardt and Michael S. Pritchard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Liberty and Equality 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaternalism and Risk 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Freedom of Action 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Against the Legalization of Drugs 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Q. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use [R] 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Husak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTodd C. Hughes and Lester H. Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Gun Control 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHugh LaFollette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFree Speech 382\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Freedom of Thought and Discussion 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 “The Price We Pay?” Pornography and Harm 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan J. Brison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality 398\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Altman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Sticks and Stones [W] 408\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Speech Codes and Expressive Harm [W] 419\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Altman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscrimination 428\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Racism as an Ethical Issue [W] 430\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichele Moody‐Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Servility and Self‐Respect 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas E. Hill, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Implicit Bias [R] 445\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlex Madva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Affirmative Action as Equalizing Opportunity: Challenging the Myth of “Preferential Treatment” [W] 454\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuke Charles Harris and Uma Narayan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Sexual Harassment: Formal Complaints Are Not Enough 465\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Saul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape 476\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry May and Robert Strikwerda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Ideals of Respect: Identity, Dignity and Disability [W] 486\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam Cureton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConscience, State, and Religion Introduction 497\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Resolving Conflicts Between Religious Liberty and Other Values 500\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark R. Wicclair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Religious Conviction, Parental Authority, and Children’s Interests [W] 511\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Meyers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Gay Rights and Religious Accommodations [W] 521\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Koppelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Conscientious Objection in Health Care 530\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark R. Wicclair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 My Conscience May Be My Guide, But You May Not Need to Honor It 544\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHugh LaFollette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Justice 557\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePunishment 559\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment [N] 561\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eH. L. A. Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Does Punishment Work? [W \u0026amp; R] 574\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Paul Wright, Francis T. Cullen, and Kevin M. Beaver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Sentencing Pluralism [N \u0026amp; W] 585\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Husak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Just Deserts in Unjust Societies: A Case‐Specific Approach 592\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart P. Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 To Protect and Serve: What is Wrong with the Policing of Minorities in the US? 603\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Kleinig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomic Justice 615\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 A Theory of Justice 617\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Rawls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 The Entitlement Theory of Justice 629\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Nozick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 The Ethical Implications of Benefiting from Injustice [W] 641\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Butt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 A Bleeding Heart Libertarian View of Inequality 650\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Jason Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Justice 663\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Refugees and the Right to Control Immigration [W] 665\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Heath Wellman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 The Case for Open Immigration 673\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChandran Kukathas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Famine, Affluence, and Morality 683\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code [W] 692\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Eradicating Systemic Poverty: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend 701\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas W. Pogge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar and Torture 714\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 War and Moral Consistency 716\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Parry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Pacifism: Reclaiming the Moral Presumption 728\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 The Justifiability of Humanitarian Intervention 738\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles R. Beitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Assassination [N \u0026amp; W] 746\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrian O’Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Terrorism and Torture [R] 755\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFritz Allhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Unthinking the Ticking Time Bomb 768\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Luban\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Afterword 778\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHugh LaFollette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Moral Dilemmas and Moral Injury [N \u0026amp; W] 779\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Woodruff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUGH L\u003csmall\u003eA\u003c\/small\u003eFOLLETTE\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Emeritus Cole Chair at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. He is the author of several books, most recently \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Gun Control.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the editor of numerous works, including the \u003ci\u003eInternational Encyclopedia of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e He primarily works on diverse issues in practical and normative ethics.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for ETHICS \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e PRACTICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This new edition of \u003ci\u003eEthics in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e offers a cornucopia of 72 expertly-edited texts – both canonical and contemporary – on a wonderfully wide selection of topics in moral theory and applied ethics. Students, teachers, and researchers will find in it a practically endless source of thought-provoking and conversation-sparking readings.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—STUART GREEN,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those of us who write and teach in practical ethics owe a debt of gratitude to Hugh LaFollette for assembling this superb collection of important contributions to the core theoretical questions and pressing contemporary issues in moral philosophy.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—CHRISTOPHER HEATH WELLMAN,\u003c\/b\u003e Washington University in St. Louis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthics in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e has guided students through the ethical dimensions of controversial debates for more than two decades, providing the knowledge required to confront difficult questions in various practical moral contexts. Now in its sixth edition, this field-defining textbook explores a wide range of global, local, and personal ethical issues while presenting the historical basis of key developments in ethical theory.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Hugh LaFollette, highly regarded for his contributions in the field of practical ethics, critically integrates ethical theory with discussion of applied examples of economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, genetic modification, gun control, torture, euthanasia, hate speech, and more. Throughout the book, student-friendly introductions clarify complex concepts and highlight the theoretical and practical aspects of each issue discussed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is fully revised to reflect the latest empirical evidence and applications, including new and updated case studies, examples, data, and references. 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