Ethical issues and debates

In this volume, Stephen M.

Just War theory - as it was developed by the Catholic theologians of medieval Europe and the jurists of the Renaissance - is a framework for the moral and legal evaluation of armed conflicts.

In order to describe the logic of morality, "e;contractualist"e; philosophers have studied how individuals behave when they choose to follow their moral intuitions.

We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights.

We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights.

When it comes to government's role in personal matters such as family planning, most bristle at any interference from the State on how to exercise their reproductive rights.

In 1857 the trials of Flaubert and Baudelaire for offending against religion and public morality drew attention to the features we now associate with literary modernism; but instead of winning praise for their innovations they were indicted for "e;ideological crimes.

The issue of physician-assisted death is now firmly on the American public agenda.

The issue of physician-assisted death is now firmly on the American public agenda.

How do we define compassion?

This volume contributes to the growing literature on the morality of procreation and parenting.

Kai Draper begins his book with the assumption that individual rights exist and stand as moral obstacles to the pursuit of national no less than personal interests.

Having children is probably as old as the first successful organism.

Reprogenetic technologies, which combine the power of reproductive techniques with the tools of genetic science and technology, promise prospective parents a remarkable degree of control to pick and choose the likely characteristics of their offspring.

Reprogenetic technologies, which combine the power of reproductive techniques with the tools of genetic science and technology, promise prospective parents a remarkable degree of control to pick and choose the likely characteristics of their offspring.

The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care.

Animal ethics is generating growing interest both within academia and outside it.

While surveys show that most of us would prefer to die at home, 80% of us will die in a health care facility, many hooked up to machines and faced with tough decisions.

Many would be surprised to learn that the preferred method of birth control in the United States today is actually surgical sterilization.

Fifteen years ago, New Jersey became the first of over twenty states to introduce the family cap, a welfare reform policy that reduces or eliminates cash benefits for unmarried women on public assistance who become pregnant.

The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies.

Based on a non-consequentialist ethical theory, this book critically examines the prevalent view that if a fetus has the moral standing of a person, it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible.

Like every totalitarian regime, Nazi Germany tried to control intellectual freedom through book censorship.

Like every totalitarian regime, Nazi Germany tried to control intellectual freedom through book censorship.

Given that persons typically have a right not to be subjected to the hard treatment of punishment, it would seem natural to conclude that the permissibility of punishment is centrally a question of rights.

While procreation is ubiquitous, attention to the ethical issues involved in creating children is relatively rare.

Curing systemic inequalities in the criminal justice system is the unfinished business of the Civil Rights movement.

Food trucks announcing "e;halal"e; proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch?

Food trucks announcing "e;halal"e; proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch?

Abortion Under Apartheid examines the politics of abortion in South Africa during the apartheid era (1948-1990), when termination of pregnancy was criminalized.

Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die.

Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns.

Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns.

A rigorous treatment of a thought experiment that has become notorious within and outside of philosophy - The Trolley Problem - by one of the most influential moral philosophers alive todaySuppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one.

A rigorous treatment of a thought experiment that has become notorious within and outside of philosophy - The Trolley Problem - by one of the most influential moral philosophers alive todaySuppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one.

Having children is probably as old as the first successful organism.

In 1857 the trials of Flaubert and Baudelaire for offending against religion and public morality drew attention to the features we now associate with literary modernism; but instead of winning praise for their innovations they were indicted for "e;ideological crimes.

In 2001 the Human Genome Project succeeded in mapping the DNA of humans.

In 2001 the Human Genome Project succeeded in mapping the DNA of humans.

Political races in the United States rely heavily on highly paid political consultants.

Political races in the United States rely heavily on highly paid political consultants.

Although Argentina's use of genetically modified (GM) soybean seeds has spurred a major agricultural boom, it has also had a negative impact on many communities.

Although Argentina's use of genetically modified (GM) soybean seeds has spurred a major agricultural boom, it has also had a negative impact on many communities.

So long as large segments of humanity are suffering chronic poverty and are dying from treatable diseases, organized giving can save or enhance millions of lives.

In order to describe the logic of morality, "e;contractualist"e; philosophers have studied how individuals behave when they choose to follow their moral intuitions.

Curing systemic inequalities in the criminal justice system is the unfinished business of the Civil Rights movement.

A compelling argument for the morality of limitations on procreation in lessening the harmful environmental effects of unchecked populationWe live in a world where a burgeoning global population has started to have a major and destructive environmental impact.

A compelling argument for the morality of limitations on procreation in lessening the harmful environmental effects of unchecked populationWe live in a world where a burgeoning global population has started to have a major and destructive environmental impact.

This volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment.

This volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment.