Ethics in Practice

The bestselling and field-defining textbook which has introduced generations of students to the field of practical ethics, now in a new fully-revised fifth edition

For more than twenty years, Ethics in Practice has paved the way for students to confront the difficult ethical questions they will, must, or do already face. Accessible to introductory students yet sufficiently rigorous for those pursuing advanced study, this celebrated collection encourages and guides readers to explore ethical dimensions of important, controversial topics such as euthanasia, environmental action, economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, abortion, and torture. In combining new and revised modern texts with works of classic scholarship, Ethics in Practice equips readers to consider wide-ranging ideas in practical ethics and to understand the historical basis for contemporary developments in ethical theory.

Revisions and updates to the new edition of Ethics in Practice focus on covering pressing global issues and adding depth to key sections. Many sections have been expanded to offer more thorough coverage of topics in ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette, highly regarded for his contributions in the field of practical ethics, this important volume:

• Explores the connections between ethical theory and divisive contemporary debates

• Includes general and section introductions which map the conceptual terrain, making it easy for students to understand and discuss the theoretical and practical dimensions of the issues

• Offers up-to-date incisive discussion global, local, and personal ethical issues

• Provides original essays, new perspectives, and revisions of key critical texts

• Enables instructors to discuss specific practical issues, broader groupings of topics, and common themes that connect major areas in ethics

Already a market-leading text for introductory and applied ethics courses, the latest edition of Ethics in Practice: An Anthology continues to bean essential resource for instructors and students in philosophy departments around the world.

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HUGH LAFOLLETTE is Marie E. and Leslie Cole Emeritus Professor in Ethics at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Encyclopedia of Ethics, published with Wiley Blackwell, and author and editor of several books, including The Practice of Ethics. His work primarily focuses on ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.

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"Using both classic and newly commissioned essays, Ethics in Practice provides a rich and diverse set of readings for a course in applied ethics. Highly recommended!" Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University "This superb collection remains at the top of the field. LaFollette is a master editor and has commissioned and selected articles with great thoughtfulness. Ethics in Practice, Fifth Edition, will be a great resource for any general moral problems course or applied ethics class." Russ Shafer-Landau, University of Wisconsin-Madison All of us make choices, and for more than twenty years, Ethics in Practice has paved the way for readers around the world to think critically, act responsibly, and confront difficult ethical questions in a variety of practical moral contexts. Accessible to introductory students yet sufficiently rigorous for those pursuing advanced study, this celebrated collection guides readers through the ethical dimensions of contemporary issues such as euthanasia, environmental action, economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, abortion, and torture. With over half of its collected essays written or revised exclusively for this anthology, Ethics in Practice brings together classic and contemporary scholarship in thoughtfully organized, thematic sections that carefully and critically integrate ethical theory with a discussion of applied examples. Revisions and updates to the fifth edition of Ethics in Practice focus on navigating ethical issues of global significanceincluding technology and the environmentand refining core sections to highlight the coherent commonality between discrete practical topics. General and section introductions which map the conceptual terrain make it easy for students to understand and discuss the theoretical and practical dimensions of each issue. Featuring original essays, new perspectives, and revisions of key texts, this anthology enables instructors to discuss specific practical contexts, broader groupings of topics, and common themes that connect major areas in ethics. Strengthening its international reputation as a leading anthology for introductory and applied ethics courses, the fifth edition of Ethics in Practice curates a topical collection of carefully argued essays which present complex concepts with clarity and verve, equipping readers to grapple with a range of ethical considerations.

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Preface for Instructors x

Acknowledgments xii

Source Acknowledgments xiii

General Introduction W 1

Theorizing about Ethics W 3

Reading Philosophy W 11

Writing a Philosophy Paper W 15

The Basics of Argumentation [NW] 23

Part I Theory 27

Ethical Theory 29

1 Consequentialism [R & R] 31
William H. Shaw

2 Deontology [W & R] 40
David McNaughton and Piers Rawling

3 Rights [W & R] 53
George W. Rainbolt

4 Virtue Theory [W] 62
Rosalind Hursthouse

Part II Life, Death, and Moral Status 73

Euthanasia 75

5 Justifying PhysicianAssisted Deaths [W] 78
Tom L. Beauchamp

6 Against the Right to Die [R] 86
J. David Velleman

7 PhysicianAssisted Deaths: Policy Choices [NW] 95
Ronald A. Lindsay

8 Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)assisted Suicide [W & R] 106
John Hardwig

9 'For Now Have I My Death': The 'Duty to Die' Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive 118
Felicia Nimue Ackerman

Abortion 128

10 A Defense of Abortion 131
Judith Jarvis Thomson

11 On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion [R] 139
Mary Anne Warren

12 An Argument that Abortion is Wrong [W] 149
Don Marquis

13 The Moral Permissibility of Abortion 159
Margaret Olivia Little

14 Virtue Theory and Abortion [R] 168
Rosalind Hursthouse

Animals 177

15 All Animals are Equal 181
Peter Singer

16 Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism 190
R. G. Frey

17 The Case for Animal Rights 201
Tom Regan

18 The Vegetarian Imperative [NW] 207
Michael Allen Fox

Biomedical Technologies 217

19 Is Women's Labor a Commodity? 220
Elizabeth S. Anderson

20 Goodbye Dolly? The Ethics of Human Cloning 231
John Harris

21 The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans 240
Leon R. Kass

22 Cognitive Enhancement [NW] 250
Jonathan Pugh

Environment 261

23 The Value of Nature [W] 263
Ronald Sandler

24 A Place for CostBenefit Analysis [R & R] 272
David Schmidtz

25 Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments 281
Thomas E. Hill, Jr.

26 A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption [R] 291
Stephen M. Gardiner

Part III Liberty and Equality 303

Paternalism and Risk 305

27 Freedom of Action 308
John Stuart Mill

28 Against the Legalization of Drugs 312
James Q. Wilson

29 Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use [R] 317
Douglas Husak

30 The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms [R] 326
Todd C. Hughes and Lester H. Hunt

31 Gun Control 337
Hugh LaFollette

Free Speech 349

32 Freedom of Thought and Discussion 352
John Stuart Mill

33 The Price We Pay? Pornography and Harm […