A companion to applied ethics / edited by R.G. Frey and Christopher Heath Wellman.
Material type: TextSeries: Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 26Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005Description: xviii, 698 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1405133457 [paperback]Subject(s): Applied ethicsDDC classification:Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1 The nature of applied ethics -- 2 Theories of ethics -- 3 Property rights and welfare redistribution -- 4 Civil disobedience and the duty to obey the law -- 5 Capitalism and Marxism -- 6 State punishment and the death penalty -- 7 Racism -- 8 Sexism -- 9 Affirmative action -- 10 The legal enforcement of morality -- 11 Hate crimes, literature, and speech -- 12 Pornography and censorship -- 13 Dirty hands -- 14 Sexual ethics -- 15 Gun control -- 16 Citizenship -- 17 Immigration -- 18 World hunger -- 19 War and terrorism -- 20 Nationalism and secession -- 21 Intergenerational justice -- 22 Bioethics -- 23 Abortion -- 24 Euthanasia and assisted suicide -- 25 Reproductive technology -- 26 Genetic engineering -- 27 Surrogate motherhood -- 28 Cloning -- 29 Allocation of medical resources -- 30 Experimentation on human subjects -- 31 Disability -- 32 Moral status -- 33 Killing and letting die -- 34 The doctrine of double effect -- 35 Bad Samaritans, acts and omissions -- 36 Moral dilemmas -- 37 Education -- 38 Personal relationships -- 39 Animals -- 40 Business ethics -- 41 Corporate responsibility -- 42 Whistle-blowing -- 43 Professional ethics -- 44 Media ethics -- 45 Computer ethics -- 46 Engineering ethics -- 47 Environmental ethics -- 48 Values in nature -- 49 The tragedy of the commons -- 50 Global warming.
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