Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics

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Now in an updated edition with fresh perspectives on high-profile ethical issues such as torture and same-sex marriage, this collection pairs cogently argued essays by leading philosophers with opposing views on fault-line public concerns. * Revised and updated new edition with six new pairs of essays on prominent contemporary issues including torture and same-sex marriage, and a survey of theories of ethics by Stephen Darwall * Leading philosophers tackle colleagues with opposing views in contrasting essays on core issues in applied ethics * An ideal semester-length course text certain to generate vigorous discussion

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Andrew I. Cohen

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"This is a superb collection of engaging and speciallycommissioned paired essays advancing competing solutions tofourteen important practical moral issues. The addition of six newtopics makes this edition even more valuable than thefirst." --Hugh LaFollette, University of South Florida, St.Petersburg Praise for the First Edition "It's hard to think of a better general introductionto contemporary debates in applied ethics and public policy. Theeditors have enlisted well-known philosophers to pair off onparticular controversies, and they do so ably and instructively.This volume will work well as a textbook for universitycourses." --Christopher Morris, University of Maryland "Great writers joining debate on great topics. Cohen andWellman have assembled an admirably compact volume, given itsbreadth. It will be of considerable service to teachers of moralproblems courses and to anyone with an interest in the cutting edgeof applied ethics." --David Schmidtz, University of Arizona
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