商品簡介
This reader in moral problems presents dozens of radically divergent perspectives on thirteen topic areas: distribution of wealth, punishment and responsibility, war and terrorism, animal liberation and environmental justice, gay and lesbian rights, sexual harassment, affirmative action, pornography, gender roles and discrimination against men, human enhancement, abortion and euthanasia, sex equality, distant people and future generations. They aim to provide alternative views on controversial topics and draw from contemporary and classical readings. Notable contributors include John Rawls and Charles Mills, Peter Singer, Pope John Paul II, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Pollan, C.S. Lewis, and Sam Harris. James Sterba (philosophy, Notre Dame U.), one of the editors, provides numerous entries in nearly every topic area. The essays are organized into teachable units bracketed by a short introduction of main concepts relevant to the readings and examples of practical applications of the ideas explored--from law-cases to philosophical explorations. New to this 8th edition are 29 new readings; new sections on human enhancement and discrimination against men; revised affirmative action, income and wealth, distant people and future generations, and pornography sections. This text is not indexed. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
