Dialogue On Ethical Issues Of Life And Death
Ethics is concerned with the way human beings ought to behave. This book, written in the form of a dialogue, is an introduction to several ethical theories and to four major contemporary moral issues: euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, and capital punishment. It aims to develop some views and arguments that have already emerged in the literature of ethics.
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Featuring a non-religious liberal, a religious conservative, a moderate liberal believer, and a moderate conservative atheist as his characters, Gennaro (philosophy, Indiana State U. at Terre Haute) scripts debates on the ethical arguments underlying questions of abortion, euthanasia, human treatment of animals, and capital punishment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Featuring a non-religious liberal, a religious conservative, a moderate liberal believer, and a moderate conservative atheist as his characters, Gennaro (philosophy, Indiana State U. at Terre Haute) scripts debates on the ethical arguments underlying questions of abortion, euthanasia, human treatment of animals, and capital punishment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceThe SettingThe First Day: Ethical Theories11Introduction12Ethical Egoism53Utilitarianism84Kant's Theory135God's Command156Relativism21The Second Day: Euthanasia271Terminology and the Law272Killing, Letting Die, and the Relevance of Intentions293The Sanctity of Life versus the Quality of Life334Pain and Mental Competence365The Principle of Autonomy versus the Principle of Beneficence386Immortality and Euthanasia407The Slippery Slope428Assisted Suicide49The Third Day: Abortion531The Law532Fetal Development563Genetic Humans versus Persons594Potential versus Actual Persons615Rape and Incest746Again: Autonomy versus Beneficence787Feminism, Oppression, and Other Issues85The Fourth Day: Animals971Introduction972Consciousness, Inherent Value, and the Right to Life983Religion and Animals1024Speciesism1045Psychological Differences1106Reduction and Substitution1167Vegetarianism119The Fifth Day: Capital Punishment1291Background and the Law1292Retribution1333Deterrence1374The Option of Life in Prison1405Arbitrariness and Discrimination144Bibliographical Essay153About the Author157
\ BooknewsFeaturing a non-religious liberal, a religious conservative, a moderate liberal believer, and a moderate conservative atheist as his characters, Gennaro (philosophy, Indiana State U. at Terre Haute) scripts debates on the ethical arguments underlying questions of abortion, euthanasia, human treatment of animals, and capital punishment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
