Social ethics : morality and social policy

With an assortment of readings and perspectives from some of the respected thinkers of our time, this title provides a balanced introduction to the pressing social and moral problems. It illuminates the issues at the heart of each problem and encourages critical, fair-minded examination of varying v...

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Main Authors: Mappes, Thomas A. (Author), DeGrazia, David (Author), Zembaty, Jane S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill , c2012
Edition:8th ed
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505 0 |a 1. Abortion -- 2. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- 3. The death penalty -- 4. Sexual morality and same-sex marriage -- 5. Pornography, hate speech, and censorship -- 6. Drug control, addiction, and medical use -- 7. Terrorism, human rights, and torture -- 8. World hunger, poverty, economic justice, and individual responsibility -- 9. Animals -- 10. The environment and global climate change 
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650 0 |a United States   |x Social policy 
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