"Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe. In response to the increasing need for informatio ..."
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
""Slow Cures and Bad Philosophers" uses insights from the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to rethink bioethics. Although Wittgenstein produced little formal writing on ethics, this volume shows that, in fact, ethical issues permeate the entirety of his work. The scholars whom Carl Elliott has assembled in this volume pay particular attention to Wittgenstein's concern with the thick context of moral problems, his suspicion of theory, an ..."
"Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe. In response to the increasing need for information ..."
"As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical debates concerning morality. This book provides a picture of Gewirth's theory and its applications, including such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre."
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
Debating Gun Control(1st Edition) How Much Regulation Do We Need? (Debating Ethics) by DavidDegrazia, Lester H. Hunt Hardcover, 290 Pages, Published 2016 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-025125-3, ISBN: 0-19-025125-5
"Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns. The United States leads all nations in rates of private gun ownership, yet stories of gun tragedies frequent the news, spurring calls for tighter gun regulations. The debate tends to be acrimonious and is frequently misinformed and illogical. The central question is the extent to which federal or state governments should regulate gun ownership and use in the interest of public ..."
"United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “International Rates of Gun
Homicides,” www.unodc.org, 2011 Excel document accessed January 2, 2014. ...
For a remarkably comprehensive summary of relevant studies, see Matthew
Miller, Deborah Azrael, and David Hemenway, “Firearms ... British Journal of
Criminology 31 (1991): 186–88; Martin Killias, “International Correlations
Between Gun Ownership ..."
"On an autobiographical note, the only time I have used guns was during target
shooting at Boy Scouts summer camp. ... Interestingly, while gun collecting,
unlike target shooting, requires the freedom to own guns, collecting guns, unlike
target ..."
Debating Gun Control(1st Edition) (Debating Ethics) by DavidDegrazia, Lester H. Hunt Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2016 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-025126-0, ISBN: 0-19-025126-3
"Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns. The United States leads all nations in rates of private gun ownership, yet stories of gun tragedies frequent the news, spurring calls for tighter gun regulations. The debate tends to be acrimonious and is frequently misinformed and illogical. The central question is the extent to which federal or state governments should regulate gun ownership and use in the interest of public ..."
"This volume is the first to present a framework of general principles for animal research ethics together with an analysis of the principles' meaning and moral requirements. This new framework of six moral principles constitutes a more suitable set of moral guidelines than any currently available, including the influential framework presented in the Principles of Humane Experimental Technique published in 1959 by zoologist and psycholog ..."
"This volume is the first to present a framework of general principles for animal research ethics together with an analysis of the principles' meaning and moral requirements."
Taking Animals Seriously Mental Life and Moral Status by DavidDegrazia Printed Access Code, Published 2012 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-17296-7, ISBN: 1-139-17296-4
"This book distinguishes itself from much of the polemical literature on these issues by offering the most judicious and well-balanced account yet available of animals' moral standing, and related questions concerning their minds and welfare. Transcending jejune debates focused on utilitarianism versus rights, the book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific and constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. David ..."
Creation Ethics Reproduction, Genetics, and Quality of Life by DavidDegrazia Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-282-13517-8, ISBN: 1-282-13517-1
Creation Ethics Reproduction, Genetics, and Quality of Life by DavidDegrazia 240 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-997410-8, ISBN: 0-19-997410-1
"The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy."
"With an assortment of readings and perspectives from some of the most respected thinkers of our time, "Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy" provides a balanced, engaging introduction to today's most pressing social and moral problems. This highly popular anthology illuminates the issues at the heart of each contemporary problem and encourages critical, fair-minded examination of varying viewpoints - all presented in the words of t ..."
"This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments, bioethics programs, as well as schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers such provocative topics as biomedical enhancement, clinical trials in developing countries, animal research, physician-assisted suicide, and health care reform ..."