Morality and Global Justice: Justifications and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780813344324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 246 str.

Michael Boylan

Opis

In this concise, single-authored text, renowned scholar and professor Michael Boylan examines the moral justifications underlying key global justice issues and provides students with the analytical tools to approach those issues critically. Introductory chapters establish a thorough but accessible foundation in theory and moral justification, and subsequent chapters apply those concepts to key areas of global concern: poverty; public health; race, gender, and sexual orientation; democracy and social/political dialog; globalization; the environment; war and terrorism; and immigrants and refugees. For easy reference and review, each chapter includes key terms, critical applied reasoning exercises (CARE), and problems and thought experiments perfect for class discussions or writing exercises. The appendix, "Getting Involved," guides students in putting ethical principles to work.

An anthology of original essays, The Morality and Global Justice Reader, is also available as a complementary or a standalone text.

Spis treści

Part One: Global Metaethical Justification Chapter 1: The Way People Think about Ethics and Social/Political Philosophy Chapter 2: The Personal Worldview, Shared-Community, and Extended-Community Worldview Imperatives Part Two: Normative Ethics in a Global Context Chapter 3: The Foundation of Global Justice Chapter 4: Human Rights Chapter 5: Culture and ReligionChapter 6: Justice, the State, and the World Part Three: Applied Global Ethics Chapter 7: Poverty Chapter 8: Public Health Chapter 9: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Chapter 10: Democracy, and Social and Political Dialogue Chapter 11: Globalization Chapter 12: The Environment Chapter 13: War and Terrorism Chapter 14: Immigrants and Refugees

O autorze

Michael Boylan, Department of Philosophy, Marymount University, USA.