Ethics and the Contemporary World

ISBN-13: 9781138092051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 360 str.

David Edmonds

Opis

Edited by best-selling philosophy author David Edmonds Ethics and the Contemporary World assembles a star-studded line up of philosophers to explore twenty-five of the most important ethical problems confronting us today.

Recenzje

"This is a superb collection of 25 short chapters on current ethical issues. The pieces included are accessible, brisk and often arresting, ensuring that the book will have an important role to play in both philosophical and public discussion." - Philip Pettit, Princeton University, USA, and Australian National University

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements  Part 1: Race and Gender  1. Profiling and Discrimination David Edmonds  2. Feminism and the Demands of Beauty Heather Widdows and Gulzaar Barn  Part 2: The Environment  3. Climate Engineering Stephen Gardiner  4. Population and Life Extension Hilary Greaves  Part 3: War and International Relations  5. Immigration and Borders: Who should be allowed in? Gillian Brock  6. War and Legitimate Targets Helen Frowe  7. Counter-Terrorism and Lethal Force Seumas Miller  Part 4: Global poverty  8. Humanitarian Intervention Allen Buchanan  9. Religion and Politics Tony Coady  10. Charity and Partiality Theron Pummer  Part 5: Ethics and social media  11. Social media and friendship Rebecca Roache  12. The internet and privacy Carissa Veliz  13. Fake News and Free Speech Neil Levy  Part 6: Democracy  14. Extremism Steve Clarke  15. Microaggression Regina Rini  16. Free Speech Roger Crisp  Part 7: Rights and Moral Status  17. The Child’s Right to Bodily Integrity Brian Earp  18. Disability Guy Kahane  19. Embryo Research Katrien Devolder  20. Abortion Francesca Minerva  21. Euthanasia Dominic Wilkinson  22. Eating Meat Jeff McMahan  Part 8: Science and Technology  23. Genetic Selection Thomas Douglas  24. Human Enhancement Julian Savulescu  25. AI and Robot Ethics John Tasioulas.  Index

O autorze

David Edmonds is Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, UK, and a BBC journalist. His books include Would You Kill The Fat Man? and (with John Eidinow) Rousseau’s Dog and Wittgenstein’s Poker. With Nigel Warburton, he runs the popular 'Philosophy Bites' podcast series, which has had 38 million downloads. @DavidEdmonds100