Moral Issues in Global Perspective
Moral Issues in Global Perspective by C. M. Koggel, published by Broadview Press on June 24, 1999, is an extensive examination of morality that spans 812 pages. This book seeks to challenge conventional approaches to moral issues shaped by Western liberal theory, extending the discussion beyond North America to include critiques of traditional liberal accounts of rights, justice, and moral values. It raises important questions regarding the treatment of disadvantaged groups within various societies.
Readers will find a diverse range of perspectives as the book incorporates work from race, class, feminist, and disability theorists. It addresses complex topics such as reproduction, euthanasia, censorship, and environmental concerns, placing these moral issues within a global context. By including selections from moral and political theorists worldwide, this edition offers a broader scope of arguments and issues than most textbooks on practical ethics, encouraging a deeper understanding of moral conditions across different cultures.
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‘Moral Issues in Global Perspective’ seeks to challenge standard approaches to morality and moral issues shaped by Western liberal theory and to extend the inquiry beyond the context of North America. It includes critiques of traditional liberal accounts of rights, justice, and moral values that raise questions about the treatment of disadvantaged groups within liberal societies as well as in other societies and across societies. It covers a broader range of issues and arguments than most textbooks on practical ethics. It incorporates work by race, class, feminist, and disability theorists that provides new perspectives on issues such as reproduction, euthanasia, censorship, and the environment. The collection places moral issues in a global context by providing selections by moral and political theorists from many different parts of the world.
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