Contemporary Moral Issues
Author | : Lawrence M. Hinman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 545 |
Release | : 2016-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781315509921 |
ISBN-13 | : 131550992X |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Contemporary Moral Issues is an anthology that provides a selection of readings on contemporary social issues revolving around three general themes: Matters of Life and Death, Matters of Equality and Diversity, and Expanding the Circle, which includes duties beyond borders, living together with animals, and environmental ethics. The text contains a number of distinctive, high-profile readings and powerful narratives, including Jonathan Foer's "Eating Animals," Eva Feder Kittay's "On the Ethics of Selective Abortion for Disability," and Susan M. Wolf's "Confronting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: My Father's Death." Each set of readings is accompanied by an extensive introduction, a bibliographical essay, pre-reading questions, and discussion questions.