LaFollette, Hugh,  1948- <br/><br/>
The practice of ethics / 
Hugh LaFollette. 
 - Malden, Mass. ;  Oxford :  Blackwell,  2007. 
 - viii, 300 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780631219453 (pbk.) :  �17.99 9780631219446 (hbk.) :  �55.00 9780631219446 (hbk.) 0631219455 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0631219447 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780631219453 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006007480 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Applied ethics.<br/>Ethical problems.<br/>Philosophy.<br/>Ethics & moral philosophy<br/>Philosophy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BJ1031  / .L34 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>170 LAF