Disputed Moral Issues

Mark Timmons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Moral Theory: An Introduction, Second Edition (2012), and the editor of Conduct and Character: Readings in Moral Theory, Sixth Edition (2011), and the annually published Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics.Joshua Glasgow is Professor of Philosophy at Sonoma State University. His other books include The Solace: Finding Value in Death through Gratitude for Life (Oxford University Press, 2020) and the co-authored What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views (Oxford University Press, 2019).

• PrefaceUser's Guide 1. A Moral Theory Primer1. What Is a Moral Theory?2. Eight Essential Moral Theories A. Consequentialism B. Natural Law Theory C. Kantian Moral Theory D. Rights-Based Moral Theory E. Ethics of Prima Facie Duty F. Social Contract Theory G. Virtue Ethics H. Care Ethics3. Coping with Many Moral Theories 2. Moral Theory SelectionsMark Timmons / Why I Am Not a Moral Relativist (and Neither Are You)J. S. Mill / UtilitarianismSt. Thomas Aquinas / Treatise on LawImmanuel Kant / The Moral LawJohn Locke / Natural RightsW. D. Ross / What Makes Right Actions Right?John Rawls / A Theory of JusticeAristotle / Virtue and CharacterStephanie Collins / Care Ethics: The Four Key ClaimsAdditional Resources 3. SexJohn Finnis / Law, Morality, and 'Sexual Orientation'John Corvino / What's Wrong with Homosexuality?Karamvir Chadha / Sex and ConsentRobin West / The Harms of Consensual SexJoan McGregor / What Is the Harm of Rape?Cases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 4. Freedom of SpeechJ. S. Mill / On LibertyAndrew Altman / Speech Codes and Expressive HarmGreg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt / The Coddling of the American MindKate Manne / Why I Use Trigger WarningsRobert Mark Simpson and Amia Srinivasan / No PlatformingCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 5. DrugsMichael Huemer / America's Unjust Drug WarPeter de Marneffe / Decriminalize, Don't LegalizeRobert E. Goodin / Permissible Paternalism: Saving Smokers From ThemselvesCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 6. RacismJ. L. A. Garcia / The Heart of RacismTommie Shelby / Is Racism in the "Heart"?Myisha Cherry / State Racism, State Violence, and Vulnerable SolidarityDaniel Kelly and Erica Roedder / Racial Cognition and the Ethics of Implicit BiasCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 7. The Ethics of ImmigrationStephen Macedo / The Moral Dilemma of U.S. Immigration Policy: Open Borders versus Social Justice?Joseph H. Carens / Migration and Morality: A Liberal Egalitarian PerspectiveChristopher Heath Wellman / Immigration and Freedom of AssociationSarah Fine / Freedom of Association Is Not the AnswerCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 8. EuthanasiaLeon R. Kass / Why Doctor's Must Not KillDan Brock / Voluntary Active EuthanasiaDavid Velleman / Against the Right to DieCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 9. AbortionJohn Noonan / An Almost Absolute Value in History Mary Ann Warren / On the Moral and Legal Status of AbortionDon Marquis / Why Abortion Is ImmoralJudith Jarvis Thomson / A Defense of AbortionMargaret Olivia Little / The Moral Complexities of AbortionCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 10. Emerging TechnologyShannon Vallor / Moral Deskilling and Upskilling in a New Machine Age: Reflections on the Ambiguous Future of CharacterMichael J. Sandel / The Case Against PerfectionFrances M. Kamm / Is There a Problem with Enhancement?Antti Kauppinen / Who Should Bear the Risk When Self-Driving Vehicles CrashCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 11. GunsHugh LaFollette / Gun ControlMichael Huemer / Is There a Right to Own a Gun?Nicholas Dixon / Gun Control, Philosophers, and a Right to Self DefenseTimothy Hsiao / How to Think About the Gun Control DebateCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 12. The Death PenaltyIgor Primoratz / Justifying the Death PenaltyStephen Nathanson / An Eye for an Eye?Ernest van den Haag / A Defense of the Death PenaltyJeffrey H. Reiman / Civilization, Safety, and DeterrenceMichael Cholbi and Alex Madva / Black Lives Matter and the Call for Death Penalty AbolitionCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 13. War and TerrorismJonathan Parry / War and Moral ConsistencyCheyney Ryan / PacifismSuzanne Uniacke / The Wrongness of TerrorismDaniel Statman / Drones and Robots: On the Changing Practice of WarfareCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 14. Global PovertyGarrett Hardin / Lifeboat EthicsPeter Singer / The Life You Can SaveJohn Arthur / World Hunger and Moral ObligationElizabeth Ashford / Severe Poverty as an Unjust EmergencyOnora O'Neill / Rights, Obligations, and World HungerCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 15. The Ethical Treatment of AnimalsPeter Singer / All Animals Are EqualAlastair Norcross / Puppies, Pigs, and People: Eating Meat and Marginal CasesDonald W. Bruckner / The Vegan's DilemmaLori Gruen / Experimenting with AnimalsPhilip Kitcher / Experimental Animals Cases for AnalysisAdditional Resources 16. Climate ChangeStephen M. Gardiner / A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral CorruptionKyle Powys Whyte / Way Beyond the Lifeboat: An Indigenous Allegory of Climate JusticeJonathan H. Adler / A Conservative's Approach to Combatting Climate ChangeWalter Sinnott-Armstrong / It's Not My Fault: Global Warming and Individual Moral Obligations Marion Hourdequin / Climate, Collective Action, and Individual Ethical ObligationsCases for AnalysisAdditional Resources AppendixGlossary

Overall, this anthology is one of the most balanced and complete textbooks I have ever used for my introduction to ethics courses.This anthology combines a solid overview of most of the major normative ethical theories with readings on a wide variety of contemporary issues in applied ethics."- Jeff Wisdom, Joliet Junior College