Exploring ethics : an introductory anthology / edited by Steven M. Cahn.

Format Book
EditionSixth edition.
PublicationNew York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxii, 532 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorCahn, Steven M., editor.
Other author/creatorDriver, Julia, 1961- contributor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdRvHRcGqbJtRJfpgv4MP
Other author/creatorThomson, Judith Jarvis, contributor.
Other author/creatorRachels, James, 1941-2003, contributor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcgyqMRB6GQWtyVKVRh73
Other author/creatorO'Neill, Onora, 1941- contributor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhRjdBGKq7jQFVpC7PwC
Other author/creatorSteinbock, Bonnie, contributor.
Other author/creatorSinger, Peter, 1946- contributor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyRwQF3kFKdMmrVckXjmd
Contents Introduction -- Morality and moral philosophy / William K. Frankena -- Crito / Plato -- Phaedo / Plato -- Part I: Challenges to morality -- Subjectivism / Julia Driver -- God and morality / Steven M. Cahn -- The challenge of cultural relativism / James Rachels -- Right and wrong / Thomas Nagel -- Egoism and moral skepticism / James Rachels -- Happiness and immorality / Steven M. Cahn and Jeffrie G Murphy -- The nature of ethical disagreement / Charles L. Stevenson -- The rationality of moral action / Philippa Foot -- Part II: Moral theories -- The categorical imperative / Immanuel Kant -- A simplified account of Kant's ethics / Onora O'Neill -- Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill -- Conteporary untilitariainism / Julia Driver -- The nature of virtue / Aristotle -- Virtue ethics / Julia Driver -- The ethics of care / Virginia Held -- The social contract / Thomas Hobbes -- A theory of justice / Cheshire Calhoun -- Part III: Moral problems -- A. World hunger -- Famine, affluence, and moraity / Peter Singer -- A reply to Singer / Travis Timmerman -- Rights, obligations, and world hunger / Onora O'Neill -- B. Immigration -- The case for limits / David Miller -- A right to immigrate / Michael Huemer -- C. Injustice -- Racisms / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Sexism / Ann E. Cudd and Leslie E. Jones -- Five faces of oppression / Iris Marion Young -- D. Reparation -- The morality of reparation / Bernard R. Boxill -- Reparation and the problem of agency / Chandrand Kukathas -- E. Sexual harassment -- Offers and coercion / Nancy Tuana -- Consensual sex on campus / Leslie Pickering Francis -- Sexual harassment in the university / N. Ann Davis -- Sexual harassment in public places / Margaret Crouch -- F. Prostitution -- Value and the gift of sexuality / Elizabeth Anderson -- Taking money for bodily service / Martha C. Nussbaum -- Markets in women's sexual labor / Debra Satz -- G. Animals -- Equality for animals? / Peter Singer -- Speciesism and the idea of equality / Bonnie Steinbock -- Getting animals in view / Christine Korsgaard -- Speaking of animal rights / Mary Anne Warren -- H. The environment -- Philosophical problems for environmentalism / Elliott Sober -- Ethics and global change / Dale Jamieson -- I. Abortion -- A defense of abortion / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- On the moral and legal status of abortion / Mary Anne Warren -- Why abortion is immoral / Don Marquis -- Virtue theory and abortion / Rosalind Hursthouse -- J. Euthanasia -- Active and passive euthanasia / James Rachels -- The intentional termination of life / Bonnie Steinbock -- K. The meaning of life -- The meaning of life / Richard Taylor -- Meaning in life / Susan Wolr -- Meaningful lives / Christine Vitrano -- L. Conclusion -- The trolley problem / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- Turning the trolley / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- Moral saints / Susan Wolf.
Abstract "In this remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy, Steven M. Cahn brings together a rich, balanced, and wide-ranging collection of fifty-two readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. He has carefully edited all the articles to ensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The selections are organized into three parts--Challenges to Morality, Moral Theories, and Moral Problems--providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of ethics courses. Each reading is followed by study questions." -- from Amazon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2022934451
ISBN0197609066 (paperback)
ISBN9780197609064 (paperback)

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