Ethics in Practice (6th ed.)

Preface for Instructors

KEY: N – New to this edition; R – Revised for this edition; W – Written for EIP

Part I: Ethical Theory

  1. Consequentialism [W] William H. Shaw
  2. Deontology [W] David McNaughton & Piers Rawling
  3. Rights [W] George W. Rainbolt
  4. Virtue Theory [W] Rosalind Hursthouse
  5. Epistemic Vices, Virtues, and Ethical Reasoning [N & W] Quassim Cassam
  6. Pragmatic Ethics [N & R] Hugh LaFollette

Part II: Death, Life, and Moral Status

Euthanasia

  1. For Now I Have My Death (WP Op-ed) Paul Woodruff
  2. Justifying Physician-Assisted Deaths [W] Tom L. Beauchamp
  3. Against the Right to Die J. David Velleman
  4. Physician-Assisted Deaths: Policy Choices Ronald Lindsey
  5. Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)Assisted Suicide [W] John Hardwig
  6. The ‘Duty to Die’ Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive Felicia Ackerman

Abortion

  1. Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson
  2. On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion Mary Anne Warren
  3. An Argument that Abortion is Wrong [W] Don Marquis
  4. Virtue Theory and Abortion Rosalind Hursthouse
  5. Public Reason: Post Dobbs [N & W] Leonard Fleck

Animals

  1. All Animals are Equal Peter Singer
  2. Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism R. G. Frey
  3. The Case for Animal Rights Tom Regan
  4. The Vegetarian Imperative [W] Michael Allen Fox

Biomedical Technologies

  1. Is Women’s Labor a Commodity? Elizabeth S. Anderson
  2. Neural Implants [N & W] Maximillian Kiener & Thomas Douglas
  3. Germline Gene Editing [N & W] Chris Gyngell
  4. Cognitive Enhancement [R] Jonathan Pugh

Environment

  1. The Value of Nature Ronald Sandler
  2. A Place for Cost- Benefit Analysis David Schmidtz
  3. Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
  4. A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption Stephen M. Gardiner
  5. Greed and the Environment [N & W] Elaine Englehardt & Michael Pritchard

Part III: Liberty and Equality

Paternalism and Risk

  1. Freedom of Action John Stuart Mill
  2. Against the Legalization of Drugs James Q. Wilson
  3. Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use [R] Douglas Husak
  4. The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms Todd C. Hughes & Lester H. Hunt
  5. Gun Control Hugh LaFollette

Free Speech

  1. Freedom of Thought and Discussion John Stuart Mill
  2. The Price We Pay? Pornography and Harm Susan J. Brison
  3. The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality Andrew Altman
  4. Sticks and Stones [W] John Arthur
  5. Speech Codes and Expressive Harm [W] Andrew Altman

Discrimination, Racism, and Sexism

  1. Racism as an Ethical Issue [W] Michele Moody-Adams
  2. Servility and Self-Respect Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
  3. Implicit Bias, Awareness, and Moral Responsibility [R] Alex Madva
  4. Affirmative Action as Equalizing Opportunity: Challenging the Myth of “Preferential Treatment” [W] Luke Charles Harris & Uma Narayan
  5. Sexual Harassment Jennifer Saul
  6. Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape Larry May & Robert Strikwerda
  7. Ideals of Respect: Identity, Dignity, and Disability [W] Adam Cureton

Religion, Conscience, and the State

  1. Resolving Conflicts between Religious Liberty and Other Values Mark R. Wicclair
  2. Religious Conviction, Parental Authority, and Children’s Interests [W] Christopher Meyers
  3. Gay Rights and Religious Accommodation [W] Andrew Koppleman
  4. Conscientious Objection in Medicine Mark R. Wicclair
  5. My Conscience May Be My Guide, but You May Not Have to Honor It Hugh LaFollette

Part IV: Justice

Punishment

  1. Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment [N] H.L.A. Hart
  2. Does Punishment Work? [W & R] John Paul Wright, Francis T. Cullen & Kevin M. Beaver
  3. Criminal Sentencing [N & W] Douglas Husak
  4. Just Deserts in an Unjust Society Stuart P. Green
  5. To Protect and Serve — Policing of Minorities John Kleinig

Economic Justice

  1. A Theory of Justice John Rawls
  2. The Entitlement Theory of Justice Robert Nozick
  3. Benefitting from Injustice [W] Daniel Butt
  4. Bleeding Heart Libertarian View of Inequality Andrew Jason Cohen

Global Justice

  1. Refugees and the Right to Control Immigration [W] Christopher Heath Wellman
  2. Case for Open Immigration Chandran Kukathas
  3. Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer
  4. Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code [W] John Arthur
  5. Eradicating Systemic Poverty: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend Thomas W. Pogge

War and Torture

  1. Just War and Moral Consistency Jonathan Parry (University of Birmingham)
  2. Pacifism: Reclaiming the Moral Presumption [W] William J. Hawk
  3. The Justifiability of Humanitarian Intervention Charles R. Beitz
  4. Assassination [N & W] Adrian O’Connor
  5. Terrorism and Torture [R] Fritz Alhoff
  6. Unthinking the Ticking Time Bomb David Luban Afterward
  7. Moral Dilemmas and Moral Injury [N & W] Paul Woodruff