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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Table of Contents:
  • 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