Contents
Preface  xi
Introduction: A Pluralistic Approach to Contemporary Moral Issues  xiii

• Moral Disagreement                                                                       xiv
• Morality as Consequences                                                           xvi
• Morality as Act and Intention                                                      xviii
• Morality as Character                                                                   xxii
• Analyzing Moral Problems  xxiii

An Initial Self-Quiz  xxiv

Chapter 1. Cloning and Reproductive Technologies.

Chapter 2. Abortion

Chapter 3. Euthanasia

Chapter 4. Punishment and the Death Penalty

Chapter 5. War, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism

Chapter 1.  Cloning and Reproductive Technologies                                    3
An Introduction to the Moral Issues  4
The Arguments  10

• Gregory Stock and Francis Fukuyama, “The Clone Wars”  10
• Glenn McGee, “Parenting in an Era of Genetics”  20
• F. M. Kamm, “Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Moral Defense”  30
  

Concluding Discussion Questions  41
For Further Reading  42
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Topic:      To Preserve or Defend, Does the Gift of Life Cost Life Itself? Stem Cell Research

Source:            Nightline, June 20, 2001

Chapter 2.   Abortion                                                                                           45
Experiential Account  46

• Linda Bird Francke, “There Just Wasn’t Room in Our Lives Now for Another Baby”  46

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  49
The Arguments  56

• Jane English, “Abortion and the Concept of a Person”  56
• Roy W. Perrett, “Buddhism, Abortion, and the Middle Way”  64
• Don Marquis, “Why Abortion Is Immoral”  76

Concluding Discussion Questions  87
For Further Reading  89
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Videotape:     Topic:      Civil War (Roe v. Wade)
Source:    Nightline, January 22, 2003

Chapter 3.  Euthanasia                                                                                   95
Narrative Accounts  96

• Anonymous, “It’s Over, Debbie”  96
• Timothy E. Quill, M.D., “Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making”  97

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  102
The Arguments  108

• John Hardwig, “Is There a Duty to Die?”  108
• James Rachels, “Active and Passive Euthanasia”  120
• Richard Doerflinger, “Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life?”  125

Concluding Discussion Questions  133
For Further Reading  135
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Videotape:     Topic:      A Good Death
Source:    Nightline, March 12, 2004

Chapter 4.  Punishment and the Death Penalty                                        137
Narrative Account  138

• Helen Prejean, C.S.J., “Crime Victims on the Anvil of Pain”  138

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  141
The Arguments  147

• David Gelernter, “What Do Murderers Deserve? The Death Penalty in Civilized Societies”  147
• Jeffrey H. Reiman, “Against the Death Penalty”  152

Concluding Discussion Questions  161
For Further Reading  163

Chapter 5.  War, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism                            167
An Introduction to the Moral Issues  168
The Arguments  174

• Michael Walzer, “The Argument about Humanitarian Intervention”  174
• Martin L. Cook, “Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare”  184
• Deni Elliott, “Terrorism, Global Journalism, and the Myth of the Nation-State”  188
• Alan M. Dershowitz, “Is There a Tortuous Road to Justice?”  199

Concluding Discussion Questions  202
For Further Reading  203
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Source:    Nightline, May 12, 2004

Chapter 6. Race and Ethnicity

Chapter 7. Gender

Chapter 8. Sexual Orientation

Chapter 6.  Race and Ethnicity                                                                    207
An Introduction to the Moral Issues  208
The Arguments  215

• Howard McGary, “Achieving Democratic Equality: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Reparations”  215
• David A. Reidy, “Hate Crimes Laws: Progressive Politics or Balkanization?”  226
• Gregory Velazco y Trianosky, “Beyond Mestizaje: The Future of Race in America”  240

Concluding Discussion Questions  255
For Further Reading  256
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Source:    Nightline, December 3, 2003

Chapter 7.  Gender                                                                                       259
An Introduction to the Moral Issues  260
The Arguments  266

• Catharine MacKinnon, “What Is Sexual Harassment?”  266
• David Benatar, “The Second Sexism”  267
• Susan Moller Okin, “Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?”  286

Concluding Discussion Questions  297
For Further Reading  298

Chapter 8.  Sexual Orientation                                                                   301
An Introduction to the Moral Issues  302
The Arguments  307

• Martha Nussbaum, “Gay Rights”  307
• James Q. Wilson, “Against Homosexual Marriage”  315

Concluding Discussion Questions  322
For Further Reading  323
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Videotape:     Topic:      Gay Marriage
Source:    Nightline, February 24, 2004

Chapter 9. World Hunger and Poverty

Chapter 10. Living Together with Animals

Chapter 11. Environmental Ethics

Chapter 12. CyberEthics

Chapter 9.   World Hunger and Poverty                                                      327
Narrative Account  328

• Lawrence B. Salander, “The Hunger”  328

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  330
The Arguments  335

• Garrett Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor”  335
• Peter Singer, “Rich and Poor”  343
• Hugh LaFollette and Larry May, “Suffer the Little Children”  359

Concluding Discussion Questions  371
For Further Reading  373

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Chapter 10.   Living Together with Animals                                          377
Narrative Account  378

• Robert B. White, “Beastly Questions”  378
• Peter Singer, “Down on the Factory Farm”  381

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  389
The Arguments  394

• Tom Regan, “The Case for Animal Rights”  394
• Carl Cohen, “The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research”  402

Concluding Discussion Questions  411
For Further Reading  413
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Videotape:     Topic:      Give Me a Break, PETA
Source:    ABC 20/20, February 7, 2003

Chapter 11.  Environmental Ethics                                                                 417
Narrative Account  418

• N. Scott Momaday, “Native American Attitudes toward the Environment”  418

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  423
The Arguments  427

• Holmes Rolston III, “Challenges in Environmental Ethics”  427
• Peter S. Wenz, “Just Garbage”  444
• Ramachandra Guha, “Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique”  466

Concluding Discussion Questions  466
For Further Reading  467

Chapter 12.  Cyberethics                                                                            469
Narrative Account  470

• Joseph Menn, “Hackers Live by Own Code”  470

An Introduction to the Moral Issues  474
The Arguments  478

• James M. Moor, “Should We Let Computers Get Under Our Skins?”  478
• Frances S. Grodzinsky and Herman T. Tavani, “Ethical Reflections on Cyberstalking”  492
• Richard A. Spinello, “Ethical Reflections on the Problem of Spam”  502

Concluding Discussion Questions  511
For Further Reading  512
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Videotape:     Topic:      Inundated by E-mail Spam
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