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What happens when two intelligent American college students with
different attitudes about guns launch into a careful exploration of
the ethics of gun policy? What might a European exchange student
add to the mix? All three characters in this book are fictional,
the creation of author David DeGrazia’s imagination. But their
vigorous, respectful conversations over six
meetings—well-informed by the latest empirical data and the best
available philosophical arguments—shed needed light on the
reality of guns in the U.S. today. These dialogues introduce
students, professional academics, and others to the American
experience with gun violence and gun policy, articulating ethical
arguments supporting and opposing substantial gun control, and
specific possibilities for reform. They also demonstrate how those
who initially disagree about the place of guns in American society
can communicate constructively and agree on many ideas. Dialogue 1
distinguishes the legal rights to private gun ownership from the
ethics of gun policy and illustrates how the U.S. is an outlier
with respect to gun violence, gun ownership, and gun politics.
Dialogue 2 explores the overall social consequences of high rates
of gun ownership and minimal regulation and enforcement. Then,
turning to moral rights, Dialogue 3 probes the subtle relationships
among a right to self-defense, its possible foundation(s), and
alleged gun rights. Dialogue 4 turns to appeals to various
liberties as possible bases for gun rights. Next, Dialogue 5
examines the possibility that various other moral rights—such as
a right to a reasonably safe environment—can illuminate gun
policy ethics. Finally, Dialogue 6 concludes with a fairly detailed
exploration of the shape of morally defensible gun policy in the
United States. Key features: Dialogue format provides an engaging
and accessible exchange throughout the book Depth of the ethical
analysis refutes those who believe the issues pertaining to guns
are simple Up-to-date references and examples make the book more
current than the competition.
What happens when two intelligent American college students with
different attitudes about guns launch into a careful exploration of
the ethics of gun policy? What might a European exchange student
add to the mix? All three characters in this book are fictional,
the creation of author David DeGrazia’s imagination. But their
vigorous, respectful conversations over six
meetings—well-informed by the latest empirical data and the best
available philosophical arguments—shed needed light on the
reality of guns in the U.S. today. These dialogues introduce
students, professional academics, and others to the American
experience with gun violence and gun policy, articulating ethical
arguments supporting and opposing substantial gun control, and
specific possibilities for reform. They also demonstrate how those
who initially disagree about the place of guns in American society
can communicate constructively and agree on many ideas. Dialogue 1
distinguishes the legal rights to private gun ownership from the
ethics of gun policy and illustrates how the U.S. is an outlier
with respect to gun violence, gun ownership, and gun politics.
Dialogue 2 explores the overall social consequences of high rates
of gun ownership and minimal regulation and enforcement. Then,
turning to moral rights, Dialogue 3 probes the subtle relationships
among a right to self-defense, its possible foundation(s), and
alleged gun rights. Dialogue 4 turns to appeals to various
liberties as possible bases for gun rights. Next, Dialogue 5
examines the possibility that various other moral rights—such as
a right to a reasonably safe environment—can illuminate gun
policy ethics. Finally, Dialogue 6 concludes with a fairly detailed
exploration of the shape of morally defensible gun policy in the
United States. Key features: Dialogue format provides an engaging
and accessible exchange throughout the book Depth of the ethical
analysis refutes those who believe the issues pertaining to guns
are simple Up-to-date references and examples make the book more
current than the competition.
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Death and Dying - A Reader (Paperback)
Thomas A. Shannon; Contributions by Paul B Bascom, David DeGrazia, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Kathleen Foley, …
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Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in
response to the increased control over the design of living
organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology.
Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an
academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is
covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around
the globe. In response to the increasing need for information about
medical genetics and biotechnology as well as the ethical issues
these fields raise, Sheed & Ward proudly presents the Readings
in Bioethics Series. Edited by Thomas A. Shannon, the series
provides anthologies of critical essays and reflections by leading
ethicists in four pivotal areas: reproductive technologies, genetic
technologies, death and dying, and health care policy. The goal of
this series is twofold: first, to provide a set of readers on
thematic topics for introductory or survey courses in bioethics or
for courses with a particular theme or time limitation. Second,
each of the readers in this series is designed to help students
focus more thoroughly and effectively on specific topics that flesh
out the ethical issues at the core of bioethics. The series is also
highly accessible to general readers interested in bioethics. This
volume collects critical essays by leading scholars on the
definition of death, consciousness, quality of life, tube feeding,
pallative care, physician-assisted suicide and the debate on
euthanasia. Included in this volume are works by Paul B. Bascom,
David DeGrazia, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Kathleen Foley, Herbert Hendin,
Michael Panicola, Stephen G. Post, Thomas A. Shannon, Charles F.
von Gunten, Susan W. Tolle.
As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second
World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical
debates concerning morality. In this ground-breaking book,
Gewirth's neo-Kantianism, and the communitarian problems discussed,
form a dialogue on the foundation of moral theory. Themes of
agent-centered constraints, the formal structure of theories, and
the relationship between freedom and duty are examined along with
such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre. Gewirth
offers a picture of the philosopher's theory and its applications,
providing a richer, more complete critical assessement than any
which has occurred to date.
Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand their welfare? After addressing these questions, DeGrazia explores their implications in contexts such as food consumption, zoos, and research.
This volume is the first to present a framework of general
principles for animal research ethics together with an analysis of
the principles' meaning and moral requirements. This new framework
of six moral principles constitutes a more suitable set of moral
guidelines than any currently available, including the influential
framework presented in the Principles of Humane Experimental
Technique published in 1959 by zoologist and psychologist William
M. S. Russell and microbiologist Rex L. Burch. While other accounts
have presented specific directives to guide the use of animals in
research, Tom L. Beauchamp and David DeGrazia here offer a set of
general moral principles that are adequate to the task of
evaluating biomedical and behavioral research involving animals
today. Their comprehensive framework addresses ethical requirements
pertaining to societal benefit-a critical consideration in
justifying the harming of animals in research-and features a
thorough program of animal welfare protection. In doing so, their
principles bridge the gap between the concerns of the research
community and the animal-protection community. The book is
distinctive in featuring commentaries on the framework of
principles by eminent figures in animal research ethics from an
array of relevant disciplines: veterinary medicine, biomedical
research, biology, zoology, comparative psychology, primatology,
law, and bioethics. The seven commentators-Larry Carbone, Frans de
Waal, Rebecca Dresser, Joseph Garner, Brian Hare, Margaret Landi,
and Julian Savulescu-scrutinize Beauchamp and DeGrazia's principles
in terms of both their theoretical cogency and practical
implications, evaluating their relevance to the medical and
scientific professions. The range of ethical issues encompassed in
Principles of Animal Research Ethics will be useful to
professionals in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and will
also appeal to individuals and scholars interested in bioethics,
animal ethics, and applied ethics generally.
Transcending the overplayed debate between utilitarians and rights theorists, the book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. David DeGrazia provides the most thorough discussion yet of whether equal consideration should be extended to animals' interests, and examines the issues of animal minds and animal well-being with an unparalleled combination of philosophical rigor and empirical documentation. This book is an important contribution to the field of animal ethics.
Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns. The United
States leads all nations in rates of private gun ownership, yet
stories of gun tragedies frequent the news, spurring calls for
tighter gun regulations. The debate tends to be acrimonious and is
frequently misinformed and illogical. The central question is the
extent to which federal or state governments should regulate gun
ownership and use in the interest of public safety. In this volume,
David DeGrazia and Lester Hunt examine this policy question
primarily from the standpoint of ethics: What would morally
defensible gun policy in the United States look like? Hunt's
contribution argues that the U.S. Constitution is right to frame
the right to possess a firearm as a fundamental human right. The
right to arms is in this way like the right to free speech. More
precisely, it is like the right to own and possess a cell phone or
an internet connection. A government that banned such weapons would
be violating the right of citizens to protect themselves. This is a
function that governments do not perform: warding off attacks is
not the same thing as punishing perpetrators after an attack has
happened. Self-protection is a function that citizens must carry
out themselves, either by taking passive steps (such as better
locks on one's doors) or active ones (such as acquiring a gun and
learning to use it safely and effectively). DeGrazia's contribution
features a discussion of the Supreme Court cases asserting a
constitutional right to bear arms, an analysis of moral rights, and
a critique of the strongest arguments for a moral right to private
gun ownership. He follows with both a consequentialist case and a
rights-based case for moderately extensive gun control, before
discussing gun politics and advancing policy suggestions. In
debating this important topic, the authors elevate the quality of
discussion from the levels that usually prevail in the public
arena. DeGrazia and Hunt work in the discipline of academic
philosophy, which prizes intellectual honesty, respect for opposing
views, command of relevant facts, and rigorous reasoning. They
bring the advantages of philosophical analysis to this
highly-charged issue in the service of illuminating the strongest
possible cases for and against (relatively extensive) gun
regulations and whatever common ground may exist between these
positions.
This volume offers a carefully argued, compelling theory of
bioethics while eliciting practical implications for a wide array
of issues including medical assistance-in-dying, the right to
health care, abortion, animal research, and the definition of
death. The authors' dual-value theory features mid-level
principles, a distinctive model of moral status, a subjective
account of well-being, and a cosmopolitan view of global justice.
In addition to ethical theory, the book investigates the nature of
harm and autonomous action, personal identity theory, and the
'non-identity problem' associated with many procreative decisions.
Readers new to particular topics will benefit from helpful
introductions, specialists will appreciate in-depth theoretical
explorations and a novel take on various practical issues, and all
readers will benefit from the book's original synoptic vision of
bioethics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge
Core.
This volume offers a carefully argued, compelling theory of
bioethics while eliciting practical implications for a wide array
of issues including medical assistance-in-dying, the right to
health care, abortion, animal research, and the definition of
death. The authors' dual-value theory features mid-level
principles, a distinctive model of moral status, a subjective
account of well-being, and a cosmopolitan view of global justice.
In addition to ethical theory, the book investigates the nature of
harm and autonomous action, personal identity theory, and the
'non-identity problem' associated with many procreative decisions.
Readers new to particular topics will benefit from helpful
introductions, specialists will appreciate in-depth theoretical
explorations and a novel take on various practical issues, and all
readers will benefit from the book's original synoptic vision of
bioethics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge
Core.
The ethics of creating - or declining to create - human beings has
been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and
embryo research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of
procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and
future generations. Here, for the first time, is a sustained,
scholarly analysis of all of these issues - a discussion combining
breadth of topics with philosophical depth, imagination with
current scientific understanding, argumentative rigor with
accessibility. The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to
illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and
genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy. With novel
frameworks for understanding prenatal moral status and human
identity, and exceptional fairness to those holding different
views, David DeGrazia sheds new light on the ethics of abortion and
embryo research, genetic enhancement and prenatal genetic
interventions, procreation and parenting, and decisions that affect
the quality of life of future generations. Along the way, he
helpfully introduces personal identity theory and value theory as
well as such complex topics as moral status, wrongful life, and the
"nonidentity problem." The results include a subjective account of
human well-being, a standard for responsible procreation and
parenting, and a theoretical bridge between consequentialist and
nonconsequentialist ethical theories. The upshot is a synoptic,
mostly liberal vision of the ethics of creating human beings.
The ethics of creating-or declining to create-human beings has been
addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo
research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of
procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and
future generations. Here, for the first time, is a sustained,
scholarly analysis of all of these issues-a discussion combining
breadth of topics with philosophical depth, imagination with
current scientific understanding, argumentative rigor with
accessibility. The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to
illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and
genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy. With novel
frameworks for understanding prenatal moral status and human
identity, and exceptional fairness to those holding different
views, David DeGrazia sheds new light on the ethics of abortion and
embryo research, genetic enhancement and prenatal genetic
interventions, procreation and parenting, and decisions that affect
the quality of life of future generations. Along the way, he
helpfully introduces personal identity theory and value theory as
well as such complex topics as moral status, wrongful life, and the
"nonidentity problem." The results include a subjective account of
human well-being, a standard for responsible procreation and
parenting, and a theoretical bridge between consequentialist and
nonconsequentialist ethical theories. The upshot is a synoptic,
mostly liberal vision of the ethics of creating human beings. "This
is a valuable book on a fascinating topic, written by a major
figure in the field. The topic of the ethics of creating people is
both practically urgent, as new technologies develop for shaping
human offspring, and also of great theoretical importance for
ethics and meta-ethics because it engages the deepest issues,
including those of moral status, the nature of justice, and
identity. DeGrazia has already proved to be an important force in
shaping the debate regarding these issues. Anyone writing on this
topic will have to address this book head-on. The style is
remarkably lucid and almost jargon-free. Given that the book is
filled with complex, sustained argumentation, this is quite an
accomplishment. This book will be of interest to legal scholars,
philosophers working in normative ethics, meta-ethics, and
bioethics, and public policy scholars." - Allen Buchanan, James B.
Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore
numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing
existence? When non-philosophers address personal identity, they
often have in mind narrative identity: Which characteristics of a
particular person are salient to her self-conception? This book
develops accounts of both senses of identity, arguing that both are
normatively important, and is unique in its exploration of a range
of issues in bioethics through the lens of identity. Defending a
biological view of our numerical identity and a framework for
understanding narrative identity, DeGrazia investigates various
issues for which considerations of identity prove critical: the
definition of death; the authority of advance directives in cases
of severe dementia; the use of enhancement technologies; prenatal
genetic interventions; and certain types of reproductive choices.
He demonstrates the power of personal identity theory to illuminate
issues in bioethics as they bring philosophical theory to life.
Transcending the overplayed debate between utilitarians and rights theorists, the book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. David DeGrazia provides the most thorough discussion yet of whether equal consideration should be extended to animals' interests, and examines the issues of animal minds and animal well-being with an unparalleled combination of philosophical rigor and empirical documentation. This book is an important contribution to the field of animal ethics.
When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore
numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing
existence? When non-philosophers address personal identity, they
often have in mind narrative identity: Which characteristics of a
particular person are salient to her self-conception? This book
develops accounts of both senses of identity, arguing that both are
normatively important, and is unique in its exploration of a range
of issues in bioethics through the lens of identity. Defending a
biological view of our numerical identity and a framework for
understanding narrative identity, DeGrazia investigates various
issues for which considerations of identity prove critical: the
definition of death; the authority of advance directives in cases
of severe dementia; the use of enhancement technologies; prenatal
genetic interventions; and certain types of reproductive choices.
He demonstrates the power of personal identity theory to illuminate
issues in bioethics as they bring philosophical theory to life.
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