A Companion to Applied Ethics

Description

Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken together, the essays in this volume – including two overview essays on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics – provide a state-of-the-art account of the most pressing moral questions facing us today. Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant problems of practical ethics Offers state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical, environmental, legal, social, and business ethics Written by major philosophers presently engaged with these complex and profound ethical issues Copyright 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 Index