xviii, 698 pages ; 25 cm

Applied or practical ethics is a major growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny recently. This volume attempts to give an account of a great many of these issues

Includes bibliographical references and index

The nature of applied ethics / Tom L. Beauchamp -- Theories of ethics / Stephen L. Darwall -- Property rights and welfare redistribution / Jeremy Waldron -- Civil disobedience and the duty to obey the law / A. John Simmons -- Capitalism and Marxism / Richard W. Miller -- State punishment and the death penalty / David Dolinko -- Racism / Michelle Moody-Adams -- Sexism / Ann E. Cudd and Leslie Jones -- Affirmative action / Bernard Boxill and Jan Boxill -- The legal enforcement of morality / Larry Alexander -- Hate crimes, literature, and speech / L.W. Sumner -- Pornography and censorship / Lori Gruen -- Dirty hands / Gerald F. Gaus -- Sexual ethics / Alan Goldman -- Gun control / Lance Stell -- Citizenship / Wayne Norman and Will Kymlicka -- Immigration / Michael Blake -- World hunger / Hugh Lafollette -- War and terrorism / C.A.J. Coady -- Nationalism and secession / Christopher Heath Wellman -- Intergenerational justice / Clark Wolf -- Bioethics / Margaret P. Battin -- Abortion / Marg

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