Right Thing to Do : Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy - 4th edition
Right Thing to Do : Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy - 4th edition
ISBN13: 9780073125466
ISBN10: 0073125466
by James Rachels and Stuart Rachels
Cover type: PaperbackEdition: 4TH 07
Copyright: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Published: 2007
International: No
ISBN13: 9780073125466
ISBN10: 0073125466
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Summary
This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.
Table of Contents
1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels
2. Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels
Part I: THEORIES ABOUT THE NATURE OF MORALITY
3. The Subjectivity of Values, J.L. Mackie
4. The Virtues, Aristotle
5. Ethics and Natural Law, St. Thomas Aquinas
6. The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes
7. Morality as Based on Sentiment, David Hume
8. Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill
9. The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
Part II: ESSAYS ABOUT MORAL ISSUES
10. Why Abortion is Immoral, Don Marquis
11. A Defense of Abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson
12. Will Cloning Harm People?, Gregory E. Pence
13. Is Homosexuality Unnatural?, Burton M. Leiser
14. 9/11 and Starvation, Mylan Engel, Jr.
15. The Singer Solution to World Poverty, Peter Singer
16. Utilitarianism and Integrity, Bernard Williams
17. The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels
18. Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?, Richard Doerflinger
19. All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer
20. Do Animals Have Rights?, Tibor R. Machan
21. The Immorality of SUVs and Trucks, Douglas Husak
22. Preserving the Environment, Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
23. The Ethics of War and Peace, Douglas P. Lackey
24. In Defense of the Death Penalty, Ernest van den Haag
25. The Case against the Death Penalty, Hugo A. Bedau
26. America's Unjust Drug War, Michael Huemer
27. The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick
28. The Feminist Revelation, Christina Hoff Sommers
29. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?, Peter Singer
30. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.
31. In Defense of Quotas, James Rachels
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This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.
1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels
2. Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels
Part I: THEORIES ABOUT THE NATURE OF MORALITY
3. The Subjectivity of Values, J.L. Mackie
4. The Virtues, Aristotle
5. Ethics and Natural Law, St. Thomas Aquinas
6. The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes
7. Morality as Based on Sentiment, David Hume
8. Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill
9. The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
Part II: ESSAYS ABOUT MORAL ISSUES
10. Why Abortion is Immoral, Don Marquis
11. A Defense of Abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson
12. Will Cloning Harm People?, Gregory E. Pence
13. Is Homosexuality Unnatural?, Burton M. Leiser
14. 9/11 and Starvation, Mylan Engel, Jr.
15. The Singer Solution to World Poverty, Peter Singer
16. Utilitarianism and Integrity, Bernard Williams
17. The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels
18. Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?, Richard Doerflinger
19. All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer
20. Do Animals Have Rights?, Tibor R. Machan
21. The Immorality of SUVs and Trucks, Douglas Husak
22. Preserving the Environment, Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
23. The Ethics of War and Peace, Douglas P. Lackey
24. In Defense of the Death Penalty, Ernest van den Haag
25. The Case against the Death Penalty, Hugo A. Bedau
26. America's Unjust Drug War, Michael Huemer
27. The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick
28. The Feminist Revelation, Christina Hoff Sommers
29. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?, Peter Singer
30. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.
31. In Defense of Quotas, James Rachels
Published: 2007
International: No
Summary
This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels
2. Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels
Part I: THEORIES ABOUT THE NATURE OF MORALITY
3. The Subjectivity of Values, J.L. Mackie
4. The Virtues, Aristotle
5. Ethics and Natural Law, St. Thomas Aquinas
6. The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes
7. Morality as Based on Sentiment, David Hume
8. Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill
9. The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
Part II: ESSAYS ABOUT MORAL ISSUES
10. Why Abortion is Immoral, Don Marquis
11. A Defense of Abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson
12. Will Cloning Harm People?, Gregory E. Pence
13. Is Homosexuality Unnatural?, Burton M. Leiser
14. 9/11 and Starvation, Mylan Engel, Jr.
15. The Singer Solution to World Poverty, Peter Singer
16. Utilitarianism and Integrity, Bernard Williams
17. The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels
18. Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?, Richard Doerflinger
19. All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer
20. Do Animals Have Rights?, Tibor R. Machan
21. The Immorality of SUVs and Trucks, Douglas Husak
22. Preserving the Environment, Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
23. The Ethics of War and Peace, Douglas P. Lackey
24. In Defense of the Death Penalty, Ernest van den Haag
25. The Case against the Death Penalty, Hugo A. Bedau
26. America's Unjust Drug War, Michael Huemer
27. The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick
28. The Feminist Revelation, Christina Hoff Sommers
29. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?, Peter Singer
30. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.
31. In Defense of Quotas, James Rachels
