A Companion to Applied Ethics Blackwell Companions to Philosophy Series
Coordonnateurs : Frey R. G., Wellman Christopher Heath
- 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
Preface.
1. The Nature of Applied Ethics: Tom L. Beauchamp.
2. Theories of Ethics Stephen: L. Darwall.
3. Property Rights and Welfare Redistribution: Jeremy Waldron.
4. Civil Disobedience and the Duty to Obey the Law: A. John Simmons.
5. Capitalism and Marxism: Richard W. Miller.
6. State Punishment and the Death Penalty: David Dolinko.
7. Racism: Michele Moody-Adams.
8. Sexism: Ann E. Cudd and Leslie E. Jones.
9. Affirmative Action: Bernard Boxill and Jan Boxill.
10. The Legal Enforcement of Morality: Larry Alexander.
11. Hate Crimes, Literature, and Speech: L. W. Sumner.
12. Pornography and Censorship: Lori Gruen.
13. Dirty Hands: Gerald F. Gaus.
14. Sexual Ethics: Alan H. Goldman.
15. Gun Control: Lance Stell.
16. Citizenship: Wayne Norman and Will Kymlicka.
17. Immigration: Michael Blake.
18. World Hunger: Hugh LaFollette.
19. War and Terrorism: C. A. J. Coady.
20. Nationalism and Secession: Christopher Heath Wellman.
21. Intergenerational Justice: Clark Wolf.
22. Bioethics: Margaret P. Battin.
23. Abortion: Margaret Olivia Little.
24. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Michael Tooley.
25. Reproductive Technology: John D. Arras.
26. Genetic Engineering: Dan W. Brock.
27. Surrogate Motherhood: Rosemarie Tong.
28. Cloning: John Harris.
29. Allocation of Medical Resources: H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. and Ana Smith Iltis.
30. Experimentation on Human Subjects: Patrick Boleyn-Fitzgerald.
31. Disability: Leslie Pickering Francis.
32. Moral Status: Mary Anne Warren.
33. Killing and Letting Die: Alastair Norcross.
34. The Doctrine of Double Effect: R. G. Frey.
35. Bad Samaritans, Acts and Omissions: Patricia Smith.
36. Moral Dilemmas: N. Ann Davis.
37. Education: Amy Gutmann.
38. Personal Relationships: Lawrence A. Blum.
39. Animals: Jeff McMahan.
40. Business Ethics: Patricia H. Werhane and R. Edward Freeman.
41. Corporate Responsibility: R. Edward Freeman and Patricia H. Werhane.
42. Whistle-blowing: Terrance McConnell.
43. Professional Ethics: David Luban.
44. Media Ethics: Judith Lichtenberg.
45. Computer Ethics: Deborah G. Johnson.
46. Engineering Ethics: Michael S. Pritchard.
47. Environmental Ethics: Andrew Light.
48. Values in Nature: Dale Jamieson.
49. The Tragedy of the Commons: David Schmidtz and Elizabeth Willott.
50. Global Warming: Robert Hood.
Index
Christopher Heath Wellman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor, with Andrew Cohen, of Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics (Blackwell 2004).
Date de parution : 03-2003
Ouvrage de 720 p.
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Date de parution : 01-2005
Ouvrage de 720 p.
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