Analyzing Moral Issues | |
Tác giả: | Judith A. Boss |
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Preface | VII |
PART 1: Introduction to Moral Philosophy | |
Chater 1 | |
Moral Theory | 1 |
Moral Philosophy | 2 |
What Is the Purpose of Moral Theories? | 3 |
The Types of Moral Theories | 4 |
Relativism in Ethics | 5 |
Moving Beyond Ethical Relativism | 12 |
Moral Theory and Praxis | 16 |
Morality and Religion | 17 |
Universality and Religious Ethics | 18 |
Universal Moral Theories | 19 |
Natural Law Theory | 19 |
Utilitarianism | 20 |
Deontology: The Ethics of Duty | 24 |
Rights-Based Ethics | 31 |
Virtue Ethics | 36 |
Conclusion | 40 |
Aristotle, from Nicomachean Ethics | 41 |
Thomas Aquinas, from Summa Theologica | 46 |
John Stuart Mill, from Utilitarianism | 49 |
Immanuel Kant, from Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Ethics | 51 |
John Rawls, from A Theory of Justice | 56 |
John Locke, from Two Treatises of Civil Government | 60 |
Ayn Rand, “Man’s Rights” | 63 |
Nel Noddings, from Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education | 66 |
Confucius, from The Analects | 70 |
P. Don Premasiri, ‘The Relevance of the Noble Eightfold Path to Contemporary Society” | 74 |
Chater 2: Moral Reasoning | 79 |
The Three Levels of Thinking | 80 |
Resistance | 82 |
Recognizing Arguments | 86 |
Avoiding Logical Fallacies | 90 |
Critical Reading Skills | 97 |
PART 2: Analyzing Moral Issues | |
Chapter 3: Abortion | 100 |
Background | 100 |
The History of Abortion in the United States | 101 |
The U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision | 102 |
Abortion and Religion | 104 |
Stages of Fetal Development | 106 |
Methods of Abortion | 107 |
The Moral Issues | 108 |
Conclusion | 111 |
Judith Jarvis Thomson, “A Defense of Abortion” | 112 |
John T. Noonan Jr., “An Almost Absolute Value in History” | 123 |
Mary Anne Warren, “The Moral Significance of Birth” | 127 |
Don Marquis, “Why Abortion Is Immoral” | 134 |
Judith A- Boss, “Pro-Child/Pro-Choice: An Exercise in Doublethink?” | 139 |
Case Studies | 144 |
Chapter 4: Genetic Engineering and Cloning | |
The History of Genetic Engineering | 151 |
The Human Genome Project | 152 |
Genetic Engineering | 152 |
Cloning | 153 |
Moral Issues of Genetic Engineering and Cloning | 157 |
Conclusion | 164 |
Matt Ridley, “The New Eugenics” | 164 |
W. French Anderson, “Genetics and Human Malleability” | 168 |
John A. Robertson, “The Question of Human Cloning” | 172 |
Leon Kass, “The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans” | 179 |
Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin, “Whose Body Is It Anyway? | |
Dispute over Body Tissue in a Biotechnology Age” | 187 |
Case Studies | 192 |
Chapter 5: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide | |
What Is Euthanasia? | 199 |
The Philosophers on Euthanasia | 200 |
The Contemporary Debate over Euthanasia | 202 |
Euthanasia Legislation | 203 |
Physician-Assisted Suicide | 206 |
The Hospice Movement | 206 |
The Moral Issues | 207 |
Conclusion | 212 |
James Rachels. "Waive and Passive Euthanasia” | 212 |
Makgaket Passt Battin, The Case for Euthanasia” | 217 |
Daniel Callahax, “Aid-in-Dying’: The Social Dimensions” | 226 |
John Hard wig. Is There a Duty to Die?” | 230 |
Susan M. Wolf, "A Feminist Critique of Physician-Assisted Suicide” | 237 |
Case Studies | 246 |
Chapter 6: Punishment and the Death Penalty | |
History of the Death Penalty | 253 |
The Death Penalty Today | 254 |
The Death Penalty and Juvenile Offenders | 256 |
The Medicalization of Executions | 258 |
The Philosophers on the Death Penalty | 259 |
Moral Issues | 261 |
Conclusion | 266 |
Ebxest van den Haag, “The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense of Capital Punishment” | 267 |
Qwstopher W. Morris, “Punishment and Loss of Moral -Standing” | 272 |
Heco Adam Bedau, “Capital Punishment” | 279 |
Jeffket Reman, “Why the Death Penalty Should be Abolished” | 291 |
Helen Prejean, from Dead Man Walking | 298 |
Case Studies | 307 |
Chapter 7: Drug and Alcohol Use | 314 |
What Is a Drug? | 314 |
The History of Drug and Alcohol Use | 315 |
Legal and Illegal Drugs | 317 |
Drug and Alcohol Use Today | 318 |
Drug and Alcohol Use among College Students | 319 |
Drugs in Sports | 320 |
The Disease Model of Addiction | |
The Moral Model of Addiction | 321 |
The Philosophers on Drug and Alcohol Abuse | 322 |
Moral Issues | 322 |
Conclusion | 326 |
Thomas Szasz, ‘The Ethics of Addiction” | 327 |
James Q. Wilson, “Against the Legalization of Drugs” | 335 |
Douglas N. Husak, “A Moral Right to Use Drugs” | 343 |
Thomas H. Murray, “Drugs, Sports, and Ethics” | 351 |
Case Studies | 358 |
Chapter 8: Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage | 364 |
Background and Key Terms | 364 |
Religious and Cultural Attitudes Toward Homosexuality | |
Homosexuality, the Law, and Same-Sex Marriage | 367 |
The Disease Model of Homosexuality | 370 |
Hate Crimes | 372 |
The Philosophers on Homosexuality | 373 |
Moral Issues | 374 |
Conclusion | |
Michael Ruse, “Is Homosexuality Bad Sexuality?” | 378 |
John M. Finnis, “Law, Morality, and ‘Sexual Orientation’” | 385 |
Michael Nava and Robert Dawidoff, “The Case for Gay Marriage” | |
Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, “Marriage’s True Ends” | 397 |
Cheshire Calhoun, “Family’s Outlaws: | |
Rethinking the Connections Between Feminism, Lesbianism, and the Family” | 400 |
Case Studies | 406 |
Freedom of Speech | 413 |
What Is “Freedom of Speech?” | 413 |
Limitations on Freedom of Speech | 414 |
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | 415 |
Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace | 416 |
Hate Speech as Protected Speech | 418 |
Speech Codes on College Campuses | 420 |
The Philosophers on Freedom of Speech | 422 |
Moral Issues | 423 |
Conclusion | 426 |
Charles R. Lawrence III, “If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus” | 427 |
Jonathan Rauch, “In Defense of Prejudice: Why Incendiary Speech Must Be Protected” | 436 |
John Taylor, “Are You Politically Correct?” | 442 |
Alan M. Dershowitz, “Political Correctness, Speech Codes, and Diversity” | 449 |
Cass R. Sunstein, ‘The First Amendment in Cyberspace” | 451 |
Case Studies | 456 |
Chapter 10: Sexism, Pornography, and Violence Against Women | |
Sexism and Gender Inequalities | 464 |
The Philosophers on Sexism and Women | 465 |
Pornography | 466 |
“Pornography Is the Theory and Rape Is the Practice” | 468 |
Sexual Harassment | 469 |
Domestic Violence | 470 |
Moral Issues | 471 |
Conclusion | 473 |
Catherine A. MacKinnon, “Pornography, Civil Rights, and Speech” | 475 |
Lois Pineau, “Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis” | 483 |
Katie Roiphe, “Reckless Eyeballing: Sexual Harassment on Campus” | 492 |
Steven Goldberg, “Male Aggression and the Attainment of Power, Authority, and Status” | 507 |
Case Studies | 513 |
Chapter 11: Racism and Affirmative Action | |
Defining the Key Terms | 520 |
The Philosophers on Racism | 522 |
The Roots of American Racism | 523 |
Racism Todav | 529 |
Moral Issues | 531 |
Conclusion | 533 |
Shelby Steele, “I’m Black, You’re White, Who’s Innocent?” | 534 |
Jorge Garcia, “The Heart of Racism” | 539 |
Bernard R. Boxill, “The Color-Blind Principle” | 551 |
Michael Levin, “Race, Biology, and Jusdce” | 558 |
Uma Narayan, “Colonialism and Its Others: Considerations on Righ Discourses” | 567 |
Case Studies | 573 |
Chapter 12: Nonhuman Animals and the Environment | 580 |
The Legal and Moral Status of the Environment | 582 |
The Philosophers on the Moral Value of Nonhuman Animals and the Environment | 583 |
Animal Farming, Environmental Degradation, and Vegetarianism | 585 |
Pollution and Global Warming | 587 |
Animal Experimentation | 587 |
Moral Issues | 589 |
Conclusion | 592 |
Tom Regan, ‘The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism” | 593 |
Jan Narveson, “Animal Rights Revisited” | 598 |
Peter Singer, from Animal Liberation | 564 |
Carl Cohen, “Do Animals Have Rights?” | 613 |
Aldo Leopold, “The Land Ethic” | 622 |
Bill Devall and George Sessions, “Deep Ecology” | 626 |
Richard Watson, “A Critique of Anti-Anthropocentric Ethics” | 632 |
Karen J. Warren, “The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism" | |
Case Studies | 644 |
Appendix I: Writing a Paper in Moral Philosophy A-1 | |
Appendix II: Debating Moral Issues A-20 | |
Endnotes N-1 | |
Credits C-1 | |
Index 1-1 |