Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, applied ethics, and introduction to ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Third Edition, offers a unique pedagogical approach that bridges moral theory and applied ethics.Bringing together seventy-three engaging articles, it also includes an accessible Moral Theory Primer (Chapter 1) that outlines the guiding principles of moral theory, presents seven central moral theories--including social contract theory, which is new to this edition--and relates those theories to the issues debated in the articles. Chapter 2 presents seven readings in moral theory that correspond to the theories discussed in the Theory Primer. The remaining chapters (3-15) feature readings on a wide variety of contemporary moral issues. Each selection is enhanced by a host of pedagogical features, including concise summaries, reader cues referring to pertinent moral theories, and reading and discussion questions. A "Quick Guide to Moral Theories" at the front of the book and an extensive glossary of key terms are also included. A "User's Guide," which follows the preface, shows instructors how they can integrate moral theories and applied ethics into their courses.

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1. A MORAL THEORY PRIMER 1. What Is a Moral Theory? 2. Seven Essential Moral Theories A. ConsequentialismB. Natural Law TheoryC. Kantian Moral TheoryD. Rights-Based Moral TheoryE. Virtue EthicsF. Ethics of Prima Facie DutyG. Social Contract Theory3. Coping with Many Moral Theories 2. READINGS IN MORAL THEORY Jeremy Bentham, The Principle of UtilitySt. Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on LawImmanuel Kant, The Moral LawJohn Locke, Natural RightsAristotle, Virtue and CharacterW. D. Ross, What Makes Right Actions Right?John Rawls, A Theory of Justice3. SEXUAL MORALITY AND MARRIAGE Vatican Declaration on Some Questions of Sexual Ethics John Corvino, Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of HomosexualityThomas A. Mappes, A Liberal View of Sexual Morality and the Concept of Using another PersonRaja Halwani, Virtue Ethics and AdulteryMaggie Gallagher, Normal Marriage: Two ViewsEvan Wolfson, Enough Marriage to Share4. PORNOGRAPHY, HATE SPEECH, AND CENSORSHIP The Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, The Question of HarmNadine Strossen, Why Censoring Pornography Would Not Reduce Discrimination or Violence against WomenRonald Dworkin, Liberty and PornographyJudith M. Hill, Pornography and DegradationCharles R. Lawrence III, Hate Speech as the Functional Equivalent of Fighting WordsJohn Arthur, Sticks and Stones5. DRUGS AND ADDICTION David Boaz, A Drug-Free America or a Free America?Peter de Marneffe, Decriminalize, Don't LegalizeRobert E. Goodin, Permissible Paternalism: Saving Smokers from ThemselvesDaniel Shapiro, Addiction and Drug Policy6. SEXISM, RACISM, AND REPARATION Marilyn Frye, ISexismJ. L. A. Garcia, The Heart of RacismTommie Shelby, Is Racism in the Heart?Louis J. Pojman, Why Affirmative Action is ImmoralThomas E. Hill, Jr., The Message of Affirmative Action7. THE ETHICS OF IMMIGRATION Stephen Macedo, The Moral Dilemma of U. S. Immigration Policy: Open Borders versus Social JusticeJoseph H. Carens, Migration and Morality: A Liberal Egalitarian PerspectiveChristopher Heath Wellman, Immigration and Freedom of AssociationSarah Fine, Freedom of Association is Not the Answer8. EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE James Rachels, Active and Passive EuthanasiaPhilippa Foot, Killing and Letting DieDaniel Callahan, A Case Against EuthanasiaMichael B. Gill, A Moral Defense of Oregon's Physician-Assisted Suicide Law9. THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS Gaverick Matheny, Utilitarianism and AnimalsTom Regan, Are Zoos Morally Defensible?Carl Cohen, Do Animals Have Rights?Mary Ann Warren, Human and Animal Rights ComparedJordan Curnutt, A New Argument for Vegetarianism10. ABORTION Mary Ann Warren, On the Moral and Legal Status of AbortionJudith Jarvis Thomson, A Defense of AbortionPatrick Lee and Robert P. George, The Wrong of AbortionRosalind Hursthouse, Virtue Theory and AbortionDon Marquis, Why Abortion Is ImmoralL. W. Sumner, A Moderate View11. CLONING AND GENETIC ENHANCEMENT Leon R. Kass, Preventing Brave New WorldGregory E. Pence, Will Cloning Harm People?Michael J. Sandel, The Case Against PerfectionFrances M. Kamm, Is There a Problem With Enhancement?Peter Singer, Parental Choice and Human Improvement12. THE DEATH PENALTY Stephen Nathanson, An Eye for an Eye?Ernest van den Haag, A Defense of the Death PenaltyJeffrey H. Reiman, Civilization, Safety, and DeterrenceJ. S. Liebman, J. Fagan, Valerie West, and Jonathan Lloyd, Capital Attrition: Error Rates in Capital Cases, 1973-199513. WAR, TERRORISM, AND TORTURE David Rodin, The Problem With PreventionWalter Sinnott-Armstong, Preventive War : What's It Good For?Michael Walzer, Terrorism: A Critique of ExcusesAndrew Valls, Can Terrorism Be Justified?Alan M. Dershowitz, Should the Ticking Bomb Terrorist be Tortured?Marcia Baron, The Ticking Bomb Hypothetical14. WORLD HUNGER AND POVERTY Garrett Hardin, Living on a LifeboatPeter Singer, The Life You Can SaveJohn Arthur, World Hunger and Moral ObligationAmartya Sen, Property and HungerOnora O'Neill, A Kantian Approach to World Hunger15. THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSUMPTION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE William F. Baxter, People or Penguins? The Case for Optimal PollutionAldo Leopold, The Land EthicThomas E. Hill, Jr., Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving the Natural EnvironmentPeter Wenz, Synergistic Environmental Virtues: Consumerism and Human FlourishingWalter Sinnott-Armstrong, It's Not My Fault: Global Warming and Individual Moral ObligationsBjørn Lomborg, Let's Keep Our Cool about Global WarmingIa Glossary