Moral Problems: A Collection of Philosophical Essays"This best-selling anthology examines practical moral problems from the philosopher's perspective. Featured in the second edition are twelve new papers by such authors as Roger Wertheimer, Bernard Williams, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Peter Singer, R.S. Downie, Richard B. Brandt, and Douglas Lackey. The book's twenty-five selections explore contemporary yet timeless issues - war and pacifism, prejudice and discrimination, sex, abortion, civil disobedience, punishment, suicide, and death. An ideal core or supplementary text for ethics courses, the book has also been used successfully in introductory courses and in studies of the problems of philosophy." -- |
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Sexual Perversion | 3 |
On Sexual Morality | 16 |
The Morality of Abortion | 37 |
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