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- Disputed Moral Issues : A Reader by Mark Timmons
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195388720
ISBN-13
9780195388725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92901176
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
696 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Disputed Moral Issues : a Reader
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
38.8 Oz
Item Length
7.4 in
Item Width
9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2010-027668
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"To most philosophers, a strength of this reader will be Timmons' excellent opening section on moral theory. This is the best text I've found in the last half dozen years."--Christopher Morris, University of Maryland "This is an engaging, wonderfully edited collection, dealing with a very large range of issues in practical and applied ethics. The selections are very well chosen and presented. I think the author's writing style is excellent. It is clear and direct, and the author deals with sophisticated positions without either dumbing them down or expecting too much of the reader."--Simon Keller, Boston University "This is one of the best readers that I have used for this course. The greatest strengths are Timmons' 'Primer' as well as his introductions to the chapters. The book provides an overview of the most important contemporary moral problems, and it has very well thought out sets of opposing views regarding each major topic. It lends itself very nicely to class discussion, and to encouraging students' interests and skills in thinking critically and writing rigorously about these issues."--Leo Zaibert, University of Wisconsin-Parkside "This is an excellent reader. It is the best of the four readers I have used in the last six years. The editor's introduction and section introductions are particularly strong, both in terms of clarity and relevance. The selections are also excellent. The book has the articles that I like, and I feel confident about relying on the editor's introductions to supplement the material in a way that I think is clearly explained, accurate, and not condescending."--Valerie Tiberius, University of Minnesota "Mark Timmons has produced an excellent anthology of readings from contemporary thinkers on moral issues that are relevant to the present-day world. The anthology covers a broad spectrum of moral issues and contains many of the 'classics' in the field. The reading selections for each topic are well-balanced in terms of liberal, moderate, and conservative views. The moral theory primer at the beginning of the book is excellent."--William J. Garland, Sewanee, The University of the South "I like this book. I like the clear and careful way that Timmons relates the readings to the moral theories discussed in the first chapter. He shows that moral theories really are helpful in thinking about contemporary moral issues and that the fundamental themes of the major theories influence the writers he selects."--Charles Edwin Harris, Jr., Texas A&M University "Overall I would rate this reader as excellent. Timmons is an excellent writer. The book is very clear, very well-organized, and nicely illustrated with examples."--Jon Tresan, University of Florida, "To most philosophers, a strength of this reader will be Timmons' excellent opening section on moral theory. This is the best text I've found in the last half dozen years."--Christopher Morris, University of Maryland"This is an engaging, wonderfully edited collection, dealing with a very large range of issues in practical and applied ethics. The selections are very well chosen and presented. I think the author's writing style is excellent. It is clear and direct, and the author deals with sophisticated positions without either dumbing them down or expecting too much of the reader."--Simon Keller, Boston University"This is one of the best readers that I have used for this course. The greatest strengths are Timmons' 'Primer' as well as his introductions to the chapters. The book provides an overview of the most important contemporary moral problems, and it has very well thought out sets of opposing views regarding each major topic. It lends itself very nicely to class discussion, and to encouraging students' interests and skills in thinking critically and writing rigorously about these issues."--Leo Zaibert, University of Wisconsin-Parkside"This is an excellent reader. It is the best of the four readers I have used in the last six years. The editor's introduction and section introductions are particularly strong, both in terms of clarity and relevance. The selections are also excellent. The book has the articles that I like, and I feel confident about relying on the editor's introductions to supplement the material in a way that I think is clearly explained, accurate, and not condescending."--Valerie Tiberius, University of Minnesota"Mark Timmons has produced an excellent anthology of readings from contemporary thinkers on moral issues that are relevant to the present-day world. The anthology covers a broad spectrum of moral issues and contains many of the 'classics' in the field. The reading selections for each topic are well-balanced in terms of liberal, moderate, and conservative views. The moral theory primer at the beginning of the book is excellent."--William J. Garland, Sewanee, The University of the South"I like this book. I like the clear and careful way that Timmons relates the readings to the moral theories discussed in the first chapter. He shows that moral theories really are helpful in thinking about contemporary moral issues and that the fundamental themes of the major theories influence the writers he selects."--Charles Edwin Harris, Jr., Texas A&M University"Overall I would rate this reader as excellent. Timmons is an excellent writer. The book is very clear, very well-organized, and nicely illustrated with examples."--Jon Tresan, University of Florida
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
170
Table Of Content
*=New to this editionPrefaceUser's Guide1. A Moral Theory Primer1. What is a Moral Theory?2. Six Essential Moral TheoriesA. ConsequentialismB. Natural Law TheoryC. Kantian Moral TheoryD. Rights-Based Moral TheoryE. Virtue EthicsF. Ethics of Prima Facie Duty3. Coping with Many Moral TheoriesAppendix: Ethics by Authority?* 2. Readings in Moral Theory1. * The Principle of Utility2. * Treatise on Law3. * The Moral Law4. * Natural Rights5. * Virtue and Character6. * What Makes Right Actions Right?Additional Resources3. Sexual Morality and MarriageIntroduction1. Vatican Declaration on Some Questions of Sexual Ethics2. Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality3. Sexual Morality and the Concept of Using Another Person4. Virtue Ethics and Adultery5. * Normal Marriage: Two Views6. * Enough Marriage to ShareAdditional Resources4. Pornography, Hate Speech, and CensorshipIntroduction1. The Question of Harm2. Why Censoring Pornography would not Reduce Discrimination or Violence against Women3. Liberty and Pornography4. Pornography and Degradation5. Hate Speech as the Functional Equivalent of Fighting Words6. Sticks and Stones5. Drugs, Gambling, and Addiction1. A Drug-Free America or a Free America?2. * Decriminalize, Don't Legalize3. Permissible Paternalism: Saving Smokers from Themselves4. Addiction and Drug Policy5. Is Gambling Immoral?6. * Gambling and CharacterAdditional Resources6. Sexism, Racism, and ReparationIntroduction1. Sexism2. Racism as a Model for Understanding Sexism3. Racist Acts and Racist Humor4. Reparations to Native Americans?5. Why Affirmative Action is Immoral6. The Message of Affirmative ActionAdditional Resources7. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted SuicideIntroduction1. * The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia2. Active and Passive Euthanasia3. The Intentional Termination of Life4. Voluntary Active Euthanasia5. Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?6. Assisted Suicide is not Voluntary Active EuthanasiaAdditional Resources8. The Ethical Treatment of AnimalsIntroduction1. * Utilitarianism and Animals2. * Are Zoos Morally Defensible?3. * Do Animals Have Rights?4. Human and Animal Rights Compared5. A New Argument for VegetarianismAdditional Resources9. AbortionIntroduction1. The Unspeakable Crime of Abortion2. A Defense of Abortion3. On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion4. Why Abortion is Immoral5. A Moderate View6. Virtue Theory and AbortionAdditional Resources10. Cloning and Genetic EnhancementIntroduction1. Liberty, Identity, and Human Cloning2. Preventing Brave New World3. Will Cloning Harm People?4. The Case Against Perfection5. * Good, Better, or Best?Additional Resources11. The Death PenaltyIntroduction1. Punishment and the Principle of Equality2. An Eye for an Eye?3. A Defense of the Death Penalty4. * Civilization, Safety, and Deterrence5. Capital Attrition: Error Rates in Capital Cases, 1973-1995Additional Resources12. War, Terrorism, and TortureIntroduction1. Does Morality Apply to War?2. The Morality of Terrorism3. After 9/11: Five Questions about Terrorism4. Terrorism and International Justice5. Torture6. Should the Ticking Bomb Terrorist be Tortured?Additional Resources13. World Hunger and PovertyIntroduction (revised)1. Living on a Lifeboat2. * The Life You Can Save3. World Hunger and Moral Obligation4. Property and Hunger5. A Kantian Approach to World HungerAdditional Resources14. The Environment, Consumption, and Global WarmingIntroduction1. People or Penguins? The Case for Optimal Pollution2. The Land Ethic3. Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving the Natural Environment4. * Synergistic Environmental Virtues: Consumerism and Human Flourishing5. * It's not My Fault: Global Warming and Individual Moral Obligations6. * Let's Keep Our Cool about Global WarmingAdditional ResourcesAppendix: Quick Guide to Moral TheoriesGlossary
Synopsis
Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehensive anthology that brings together seventy-four engaging articles on a wide range of contemporary moral issues. Carefully selected and edited for an undergraduate audience, the essays are organized into thirteen chapters that cover moral theory; sexual morality and marriage; pornography, hate speech,and censorship; drugs, gambling, and addiction; sexism, racism, and reparation; euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; the ethical treatment of animals; abortion; cloning and genetic enhancement; the death penalty; war, terrorism, and torture; world hunger and poverty; and the environment, consumption, andglobal warming.Striking a unique balance between moral theory and applied ethics, editor Mark Timmons provides students with an accessible Moral Theory Primer (Chapter 1), in which he outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents six central moral theories, and relates those theories to the issues debated in the articles. Chapter 2--new to this edition--features six readings in moral theory that correspond to the theories presented inthe primer. Each of the remaining chapters is preceded by an introduction, and each selection is preceded by a brief summary and reader cues, which direct students to a specific section of the Moral Theory Primer in order to best help them understand the essay in question. A "Quick Guide to Moral Theories" appendix and anextensive glossary of key terms further enhance the text. A "User's Guide," which follows the preface, shows instructors how they can integrate moral theories and applied ethics into their courses., Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehensive anthology that brings together seventy-four engaging articles on a wide range of contemporary moral issues. Carefully selected and edited for an undergraduate audience, the essays are organized into thirteen chapters that cover moral theory; sexual morality and marriage; pornography, hate speech, and censorship; drugs, gambling, and addiction; sexism, racism, and reparation; euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; the ethical treatment of animals; abortion; cloning and genetic enhancement; the death penalty; war, terrorism, and torture; world hunger and poverty; and the environment, consumption, and global warming. Striking a unique balance between moral theory and applied ethics, editor Mark Timmons provides students with an accessible Moral Theory Primer (Chapter 1), in which he outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents six central moral theories, and relates those theories to the issues debated in the articles. Chapter 2--new to this edition--features six readings in moral theory that correspond to the theories presented in the primer. Each of the remaining chapters is preceded by an introduction, and each selection is preceded by a brief summary and reader cues, which direct students to a specific section of the Moral Theory Primer in order to best help them understand the essay in question. A "Quick Guide to Moral Theories" appendix and an extensive glossary of key terms further enhance the text. A "User's Guide," which follows the preface, shows instructors how they can integrate moral theories and applied ethics into their courses. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * Twenty-one contemporary readings, including six selections in a new chapter on moral theories * Reading and discussion questions after each selection * Lists of "Additional Resources" at the end of each chapter featuring annotated guides to both print and online resources * An Instructor's Manual on CD that provides chapter summaries and goals, quizzes, sample syllabi, references to media and web resources, and sample PowerPoint-based presentations * A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/timmons containing the material from the Instructor's Manual as well as student resources (self-quizzes, web links, and suggested readings), Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehensive anthology that brings together seventy-four engaging articles--carefully selected and edited for an undergraduate audience--on a wide range of contemporary moral issues. Striking a unique balance between moral theory and applied ethics, editor Mark Timmons provides students with an accessible Moral Theory Primer (Chapter 1), in which he outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents six central moral theories, and relates those theories to the issues debated in the articles. The second edition features twenty-one new readings, including six selections in a new chapter (2) on moral theories; reading and discussion questions after each selection; lists of "Additional Resources" at the end of each chapter; an Instructor's Manual; and a Companion Website., Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehensive anthology that brings together seventy-four engaging articles on a wide range of contemporary moral issues. Carefully selected and edited for an undergraduate audience, the essays are organized into thirteen chapters that cover moral theory; sexual morality and marriage; pornography, hate speech, and censorship; drugs, gambling, and addiction; sexism, racism, and reparation; euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; the ethical treatment of animals; abortion; cloning and genetic enhancement; the death penalty; war, terrorism, and torture; world hunger and poverty; and the environment, consumption, and global warming.Striking a unique balance between moral theory and applied ethics, editor Mark Timmons provides students with an accessible Moral Theory Primer (Chapter 1), in which he outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents six central moral theories, and relates those theories to the issues debated in the articles. Chapter 2 - new to this edition - features six readings in moral theory that correspond to the theories presented in the primer. Each of the remaining chapters is preceded by an introduction, and each selection is preceded by a brief summary and reader cues, which direct students to a specific section of the Moral Theory Primer in order to best help them understand the essay in question. A "Quick Guide to Moral Theories" appendix and an extensive glossary of key terms further enhance the text. A "User's Guide," which follows the preface, shows instructors how they can integrate moral theories and applied ethics into their courses.
LC Classification Number
BJ1012.D57 2011
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