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    The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy by Rachels, James; Rachels, Stuart;

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    • Edition number 4
    • Publisher McGraw-Hill
    • Date of Publication 1 June 2006

    • ISBN 9780073125466
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages320 pages
    • Size 203x127x13 mm
    • Weight 318 g
    • Language English
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    This collection of readings in moral theory and moral issues from major Western philosophers is the ideal companion reader for James Rachels' text The Elements of Moral Philosophy. The anthology explores further the theories and issues introduced in that volume, in their original and classic formulations. The collection can stand on its own as the text for a course in moral philosophy, or it can be used to supplement any introductory text.

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    Preface

    1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels

    2. Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels



    Part I: THEORIES ABOUT THE NATURE OF MORALITY

    *3. The Subjectivity of Values, J.L. Mackie

    4. The Virtues, Aristotle

    5. Ethics and Natural Law, St. Thomas Aquinas

    6. The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes

    7. Morality as Based on Sentiment, David Hume

    8. Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill

    9. The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant



    Part II: ESSAYS ABOUT MORAL ISSUES

    10. Why Abortion is Immoral, Don Marquis

    *11. A Defense of Abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson

    12. Will Cloning Harm People?, Gregory E. Pence

    13. Is Homosexuality Unnatural?, Burton M. Leiser

    *14. 9/11 and Starvation, Mylan Engel, Jr.

    15. The Singer Solution to World Poverty, Peter Singer

    *16. Utilitarianism and Integrity, Bernard Williams

    17. The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels

    18. Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?, Richard Doerflinger

    19. All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer

    *20. Do Animals Have Rights?, Tibor R. Machan

    *21. The Immorality of SUVs and Trucks, Douglas Husak

    22. Preserving the Environment, Thomas E. Hill, Jr.

    23. The Ethics of War and Peace, Douglas P. Lackey

    24. In Defense of the Death Penalty, Ernest van den Haag

    25. The Case against the Death Penalty, Hugo A. Bedau

    *26. America's Unjust Drug War, Michael Huemer

    *27. The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick

    *28. The Feminist Revelation, Christina Hoff Sommers

    *29. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?, Peter Singer

    30. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.

    *31. In Defense of Quotas, James Rachels



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