Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics by Andrew I. Cohen, published by Wiley on January 24, 2005, is a comprehensive exploration of pressing ethical issues. This edition spans 360 pages and presents pairs of newly commissioned essays from leading theorists in the field. The book addresses eleven controversial topics in applied ethics, including abortion, affirmative action, and euthanasia, providing a platform for critical discussion and analysis.
Readers will find a lively debate format that clearly defines the issues at hand, encouraging further exploration of complex ethical dilemmas. The essays aim to serve both as an accessible introduction for those new to the subject and as a thought-provoking resource for professional philosophers. With its focus on contemporary ethical challenges, this book engages with themes relevant to philosophy, ethics, and moral philosophy, making it a significant contribution to the discourse in applied ethics.
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Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.
- Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in applied ethics
- Topics addressed include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger.
- Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.
- Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in applied ethics, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers.
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