Ethics in Practice
An Anthology
by Hugh LaFollette
5th Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119358862 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119359104 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 5th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 757 |
Ethics in Practice: An Anthology, 5th Edition, edited by Hugh LaFollette, brings together classic scholarship and contemporary essays to examine major moral dilemmas alongside theoretical principles. The collection encourages readers to explore divisive ethical issues across personal and public life.
Readings investigate central questions regarding life and death, personal liberty, and social justice. Selections explore contentious topics such as euthanasia, environmental action, economic injustice, discrimination, abortion, and biomedical technology.
Designed for introductory ethics, applied ethics, and moral problems courses, the anthology provides introductory guides to philosophical reading, essay writing, and argumentation to support both beginning and advanced students.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Consequentialism
Chapter 2: Deontology
Chapter 3: Rights
Chapter 4: Virtue Theory
Chapter 5: Justifying Physician‐Assisted Deaths
Chapter 6: Against the Right to Die
Chapter 7: Physician‐Assisted Deaths: Policy Choices
Chapter 8: Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)assisted Suicide
Chapter 9: ‘For Now Have I My Death’: The ‘Duty to Die’ Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive
Chapter 10: A Defense of Abortion
Chapter 11: On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion
Chapter 12: An Argument that Abortion is Wrong
Chapter 13: The Moral Permissibility of Abortion
Chapter 14: Virtue Theory and Abortion
Chapter 15: All Animals are Equal
Chapter 16: Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism
Chapter 17: The Case for Animal Rights
Chapter 18: The Vegetarian Imperative
Chapter 19: Is Women’s Labor a Commodity?
Chapter 20: “Goodbye Dolly?” The Ethics of Human Cloning
Chapter 21: The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans
Chapter 22: Cognitive Enhancement
Chapter 23: The Value of Nature
Chapter 24: A Place for Cost–Benefit Analysis
Chapter 25: Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments
Chapter 26: A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption
Chapter 27: Freedom of Action
Chapter 28: Against the Legalization of Drugs
Chapter 29: Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use
Chapter 30: The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms
Chapter 31: Gun Control
Chapter 32: Freedom of Thought and Discussion
Chapter 33: “The Price We Pay?” Pornography and Harm
Chapter 34: The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality
Chapter 35: Sticks and Stones
Chapter 36: Speech Codes and Expressive Harm
Chapter 37: Racism as an Ethical Issue
Chapter 38: Servility and Self‐Respect
Chapter 39: Implicit Bias
Chapter 40: Affirmative Action as Equalizing Opportunity: Challenging the Myth of “Preferential Treatment”
Chapter 41: Sexual Harassment: Formal Complaints Are Not Enough
Chapter 42: Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape
Chapter 43: Ideals of Respect: Identity, Dignity and Disability
Chapter 44: Resolving Conflicts Between Religious Liberty and Other Values
Chapter 45: Religious Conviction, Parental Authority, and Children’s Interests
Chapter 46: Gay Rights and Religious Accommodations
Chapter 47: Conscientious Objection in Health Care
Chapter 48: My Conscience May Be My Guide, But You May Not Need to Honor It
Chapter 49: Punishment and Desert
Chapter 50: Does Punishment Work?
Chapter 51: In Defense of the Death Penalty
Chapter 52: Against the Death Penalty
Chapter 53: Just Deserts in Unjust Societies: A Case‐Specific Approach
Chapter 54: To Protect and Serve: What is Wrong with the Policing of Minorities in the US?
Chapter 55: A Theory of Justice
Chapter 56: The Entitlement Theory of Justice
Chapter 57: The Ethical Implications of Benefiting from Injustice
Chapter 58: A Bleeding Heart Libertarian View of Inequality
Chapter 59: Refugees and the Right to Control Immigration
Chapter 60: The Case for Open Immigration
Chapter 61: Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Chapter 62: Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code
Chapter 63: Eradicating Systemic Poverty: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend
Chapter 64: War and Moral Consistency
Chapter 65: Pacifism: Reclaiming the Moral Presumption
Chapter 66: The Justifiability of Humanitarian Intervention
Chapter 67: Terrorism and Torture
Chapter 68: Unthinking the Ticking Time Bomb
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