| Series |
Philosophical studies series ; v. 73
Philosophical studies series v. 73. ^A224284
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| Contents |
Comprehensive ecology movement / Robin Attfield -- Legal rights for natural objects / Dieter Birnbacher -- Rights across species / Tom Regan -- Mucking with nature / Richard Sylvan -- On comparing the value of human and nonhuman life / Peter Singer -- Should we attempt to eradicate disability? / John Harris -- Is nursing ethics distinct from medical ethics? / Ruth F. Chadwick -- Nursing ethics of care? / Helga Kuhse -- Business ethics as a goal-rights-system / Georges Enderle -- Personal ideals and professional responsibilities / Mike W. Martin -- Postmodernism, business ethics, and solidarity / Norman E. Bowie -- Liberal society and planned morality / Michael Baurmann -- Community of rights / Alan R. Gewirth -- Does utilitarianism favor economic equality? / Thomas W. Pogge -- What is moral philosophy and what is its function? / Rainer Hegselmann -- Applied ethics / Brenda Almond -- Objectivism and the alternatives / Stephen R.L. Clark -- Philosophy and conflict / R.M. Hare. |
| Abstract |
During the last two decades, applied ethics has not only developed into one of the most important philosophical discliplines but has also differentiated into so many subdisciplines that it is becoming increasingly difficult to survey it. A much-needed overview is provided by eighteen contributions to this volume, in which internationally renowned experts deal with central questions of environmental ethics, bioethics and medical ethics, professional and business ethics, social, political, and legal ethics as well as with the aims and foundations of applied ethics in general. Thanks to a philosophical introduction and selected bibliographical references added to each chapter, the book is very well suited as a basis for courses in applied ethics. |
| Summary |
It is directed not only to philosophers and to ethicists from other disciplines but also to scientists in general and to all people who are interested in the rational discussion of moral principles and their application to concrete problems in the sciences and in everyday life. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 97051864 |
| ISBN | 0792349652 |
| ISBN | 9780792349655 |
