Contemporary Moral Issues : Diversity and Consensus

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Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Preface Introduction: A Pluralistic Approach to Contemporary Moral Issues An Initial Moral Problems Self-Quiz PART ONE. MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH 1. CLONING AND REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES The Narratives ""Belgian Loopholes Allow Swiss Parents a 'Savior' Baby"" ""On the Ethics of Selective Abortion for Disability: Conversations with My Son"" An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Argument ""What's Wrong with Enhancement?"" Concluding Discussion Questions For Further Reading MySearchLab Connections 1. Twilight of the Idols, Selections. 2. Utilitarianism3. Republic 2. ABORTION The Narrative ""The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy"" An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Arguments ""Abortion and the Concept of a Person"" ""The Wrong of Abortion"" Concluding Discussion Questions For Further Reading MySearchLab Connections 1. Meditations on First Philosophy 2. Protagoras 3. Politics 3. EUTHANASIA The Narratives ""Letting Go"" ""Confronting Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: My Father's Death"" An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Argument ""Active and Passive Euthanasia"" Concluding Discussion Questions. For Further ReadingMySearchLab Connections 1. Foundation for the Metaphysics of Morals 2. An Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation 3. Higher & Lower Pleasures 4. PUNISHMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY The Narrative ""Crime Victims on the Anvil of Pain"" An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Arguments ""What Do Murderers Deserve? The Death Penalty in Civilized Societies"" ""Against the Death Penalty"" Concluding Discussion Questions For Further Reading MySearchLab Connections 1. Principle of Utility 2. On Crimes and Punishments. 3. The Metaphysical Elements of Justice5. WAR, TERRORISM, AND COUNTERTERRORISM The Narrative ""Soldiers' Moral Wounds"" An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Arguments ""The Argument about Humanitarian Intervention"" ""Torture Can Be Wrong and Still Work"" ""Is There a Tortuous Road to Justice?"" ""Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare"" Concluding Discussion Questions For Further Reading MySearchLab Connections 1. On Free Choice of the Will 2. Summa Theologica 3. The Analects PART TWO. MATTERS OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY 6. RACE AND ETHNICITY The Narrative. ""Beyond Mestizaje: The Future of Race in America""An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Arguments ""Achieving Democratic Equality: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Reparations"" ""Hate Crimes Laws: Progressive Politics or Balkanization?"" Concluding Discussion Questions For Further Reading MySearchLab Connections 1. The Souls of Black Folk 2. Letter from a Birmingham Jail 3. An Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation 7. GENDER An Introduction to the Moral Issues The Arguments ""Stopping the Traffic in Women"" ""The Second Sexism""