The practice of ethics / Hugh LaFollette.
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TextPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2007.Description: viii, 300 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780631219453 (pbk.) :
- 9780631219446 (hbk.) :
- 9780631219446 (hbk.)
- 0631219455 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0631219447 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9780631219453 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 170 LAF
- BJ1031 .L34 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Learning to Theorize 1. The Ethical Impulse 2. A Tale of Two Theories 3. Using and Sharpening the Theoretical Tools 4. Relativism Part Two: The Moral Status of Groups 5. Racism 6. Affirmative Action Part Three: Life and Death 7. Religion and Morality 8. Death, Dying, and Physician-assisted Suicide 9. Slippery Slope Arguments Part Four: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Risk 10. Autonomy, Children, and Paternalism 11. Punishment 12. Gun Control Part Five: Living Morally 13. Everyday Morality 14. Character, Virtue Ethics, and Pragmatism 15. Animals Part Six: The Demands of Morality 16. World Hunger 17. Is Morality Demanding? 18. Egoism: Psychological and Moral Part Seven: Thinking Ahead 19. Moral Speculations Index
A theoretical yet pragmatic introduction to the burgeoning field of applied ethics, this title discusses a broad range of contemporary issues such as racism, euthanasia, animal rights, and gun control.