Life and Death: Grappling with the Moral Dilemmas of Our Time
This single-authored, brief text explores the moral dilemmas in our lives from a philosophical point of view. Society is deeply divided on the matters of life and death discussed in this book: the sanctity of life versus the quality of life; the meaning of death and dying; suicide; euthanasia; abortion; artificial procreation such as in vitro fertilization and cloning; the death penalty; animal rights; world hunger; and war.
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This single-authored, brief text explores the moral dilemmas in our lives from a philosophical point of view. Society is deeply divided on the matters of life and death discussed in this book: the sanctity of life versus the quality of life; the meaning of death and dying; suicide; euthanasia; abortion; artificial procreation such as in vitro fertilization and cloning; the death penalty; animal rights; world hunger; and war. Booknews Gives students philosophical tools to think clearly about divisive moral issues faced today. Early chapters introduce moral theory, ethical relativism and objectivism, and classical ethical theories to provide a framework for understanding moral issues. Later chapters explore specific moral issues, such as cloning, suicide, abortion, the death penalty, and animal rights. This second edition contains four new chapters. Can be used as a stand-alone text, or with an anthology by the author. The author teaches philosophy at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceWelcome to Moral Philosophy: A Word to the StudentIntroduction: "Doctor Death's" Suicide MachineCh. 1Morality and the "Tragedy of the Commons"1Ch. 2The Sanctity of Life versus the Quality of Life15Ch. 3Death and Dying29Ch. 4Suicide41Ch. 5Euthanasia53Interlude: The Slippery Slope65Ch. 6Abortion: The Greatest Moral Problem of Our Generation69Ch. 7The Death Penalty85Ch. 8Animal Rights103Ch. 9War123Ch. 10World Hunger139Ch. 11What Is Death? The Crisis of Criteria157Selected Bibliography167Index171
\ BooknewsGives students philosophical tools to think clearly about divisive moral issues faced today. Early chapters introduce moral theory, ethical relativism and objectivism, and classical ethical theories to provide a framework for understanding moral issues. Later chapters explore specific moral issues, such as cloning, suicide, abortion, the death penalty, and animal rights. This second edition contains four new chapters. Can be used as a stand-alone text, or with an anthology by the author. The author teaches philosophy at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
