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Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1547-6
Hardcover
360 pages
January 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • 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.

  • Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for the volume.

  • 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.