LEADER 04101nam 22007694a 450 001 996208056103316 005 20240410052522.0 010 $a1-4051-6440-9 010 $a1-4051-7190-1 010 $a1-78268-416-6 010 $a0-470-76531-3 010 $a1-4051-2324-9 010 $a1-280-74898-2 010 $a9786610748983 010 $a0-470-99662-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000771747 035 $a(EBL)214226 035 $a(OCoLC)124066842 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000126059 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126059 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10030707 035 $a(PQKB)10885188 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000379028 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12154955 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000379028 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357601 035 $a(PQKB)11667484 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4642486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC214226 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL214226 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10248955 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL74898 035 $a(PPN)137776462 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000771747 100 $a20020326d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA companion to applied ethics$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by R.G. Frey and Christopher Heath Wellman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (718 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell companions to philosophy ;$v26 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55786-594-9 311 $a1-4051-3345-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA Companion to Applied Ethics; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1 The Nature of Applied Ethics; 2 Theories of Ethics; 3 Property Rights and Welfare Redistribution; 4 Civil Disobedience and the Duty to Obey the Law; 5 Capitalism and Marxism; 6 State Punishment and the Death Penalty; 7 Racism; 8 Sexism; 9 Affirmative Action; 10 The Legal Enforcement of Morality; 11 Hate Crimes, Literature, and Speech; 12 Pornography and Censorship; 13 Dirty Hands; 14 Sexual Ethics; 15 Gun Control; 16 Citizenship; 17 Immigration; 18 World Hunger; 19 War and Terrorism; 20 Nationalism and Secession 327 $a21 Intergenerational Justice22 Bioethics; 23 Abortion; 24 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; 25 Reproductive Technology; 26 Genetic Engineering; 27 Surrogate Motherhood; 28 Cloning; 29 Allocation of Medical Resources; 30 Experimentation on Human Subjects; 31 Disability; 32 Moral Status; 33 Killing and Letting Die; 34 The Doctrine of Double Effect; 35 Bad Samaritans, Acts, and Omissions; 36 Moral Dilemmas; 37 Education; 38 Personal Relationships; 39 Animals; 40 Business Ethics; 41 Corporate Responsibility; 42 Whistle-blowing; 43 Professional Ethics; 44 Media Ethics; 45 Computer Ethics 327 $a46 Engineering Ethics47 Environmental Ethics; 48 Values in Nature; 49 The Tragedy of the Commons; 50 Global Warming; Index 330 $aApplied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken together, the essays in this volume - including two overview essays on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics - provide a state-of-the-art account of the most pressing moral questions facing us today.Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant problems of practical ethicsOffers state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical, environmental, legal, soci 410 0$aBlackwell companions to philosophy ;$v26. 606 $aApplied ethics 615 0$aApplied ethics. 676 $a170 701 $aFrey$b R. G$g(Raymond Gillespie)$0855011 701 $aWellman$b Christopher Heath$0855012 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996208056103316 996 $aA companion to applied ethics$91909162 997 $aUNISA