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Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
Cohen
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Description for Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
Hardcover. Features debates eleven controversial issues in applied ethics. This book addresses topics that include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger. Editor(s): Cohen, Andrew I.; Wellman, Christopher. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.
- Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in applied ethics
- Topics addressed include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger.
- Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.
- Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in applied ethics, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405115476
SKU
V9781405115476
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Ref
99-50
About Cohen
Andrew I. Cohen is Associate Director of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics and teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Georgia State University. Christopher Heath Wellman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor, with R. G. Frey, of A Companion to Applied Ethics (Blackwell ... Read more
Reviews for Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
“It’s hard to think of a better general introduction to contemporary debates in applied ethics and public policy. The editors have enlisted well-known philosophers to pair off on particular controversies, and they do so ably and instructively. This volume will work well as a textbook for university courses.” Christopher Morris, University of Maryland “Great ... Read more