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Contemporary Moral Arguments - Readings in Ethical Issues (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Contemporary Moral Arguments - Readings in Ethical Issues (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Taking a unique approach that emphasizes careful reasoning, this
cutting-edge reader is structured around twenty-seven landmark
arguments that have provoked heated debates on current ethical
issues. Contemporary Moral Arguments: Readings in Ethical Issues,
Second Edition, opens with an extensive two-chapter introduction to
moral reasoning and moral theories that provides students with the
background necessary to analyze the arguments in the following
chapters. Chapters 3-12 present seventy-six readings that are
organized-in the conventional way-into ten topical areas: abortion;
drugs and autonomy (new to this edition); euthanasia and assisted
suicide; genetic engineering and cloning; the death penalty; war,
terrorism, and torture; pornography; economic justice and health
care; animal rights and environmental duties; and global
obligations to the poor. Offering a special feature not found in
other anthologies, the selections are also organized in an
unconventional way, by argument, so that students can more easily
see how philosophers have debated each other on these critical
issues. Each argument opens with an introduction that outlines the
argument's key points, provides context for it, and reviews some of
the main responses to it. Each introduction is followed by two to
four essays that present the argument's classic statement,
critiques and defenses of it, and related debates. Contemporary
Moral Arguments incorporates more pedagogical features than any
other reader, including: * Essay questions-ideal for writing
assignments-after each of the twenty-seven argument sections * Four
types of boxes throughout: Facts and Figures, Public Opinion,
Legalities, and Time Lines * A list of key terms at the end of each
chapter, all defined in the glossary, and suggestions for further
reading * An Instructor's Manual and Testbank on CD featuring
chapter and reading summaries, lecture outlines in PowerPoint
format, and essay and objective questions with an answer key * A
Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/vaughn containing the same
material as the Instructor's Manual along with such student
resources as self-quizzes and flash cards NEW TO THIS EDITION: * An
expanded introductory chapter on moral reasoning that dissects a
sample essay step by step and includes exercises on arguments * A
new chapter (4) on drugs and autonomy, including four classic
articles * A new section on ethical egoism (in Chapter 2) and three
additional readings in other chapters * Numerous updated text boxes
that reflect the latest information on abortion, euthanasia and
assisted suicide, genetic engineering, capital punishment, war and
terrorism, and economic and global justice
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