Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon. She has authored several books, including Inclusive Feminism and Thinking About Race.

• Chapter 1: Disaster Planning: Is Saving the Greatest Number best?Chapter 2: Lifeboat Ethics: Should We Blow up the Fat Man?Chapter 3: Virtues for Disaster: Mitch Rapp and Ernest ShakletonChapter 4: The Social Contract: Hobbes, Locke, and Art SpiegelmanChapter 5: Public Policy: Snakes on a Plane, Fire in the Pentagon, and Disaster RightsChapter 6: The Disadvantaged in Disaster: Hurricane KatrinaConclusion: A Code of Ethics for Disaster, Its Implications, and the Water CrisisPostscript: Moral vs. Monetary Values of Human Life

Naomi Zack's Ethics for Disaster is, in fact, about a lot more than the ethics of disasters-she also covers important parts of the political philosophy of disasters and their management. Her dedication to the situation of the disadvantaged in disasters and her meticulous analysis of it is admirable. Zack's focus is on disaster preparation, a subject sometimes overlooked in this discussion. The book is very accessible and includes insightful comments on lessons to be learned from literature and popular culture. This is highly commendable in a book whose subject matter will be of interest to many readers outside the academic community.

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon. She has authored several books, including Inclusive Feminism and Thinking About Race.

• Chapter 1: Disaster Planning: Is Saving the Greatest Number best?Chapter 2: Lifeboat Ethics: Should We Blow up the Fat Man?Chapter 3: Virtues for Disaster: Mitch Rapp and Ernest ShakletonChapter 4: The Social Contract: Hobbes, Locke, and Art SpiegelmanChapter 5: Public Policy: Snakes on a Plane, Fire in the Pentagon, and Disaster RightsChapter 6: The Disadvantaged in Disaster: Hurricane KatrinaConclusion: A Code of Ethics for Disaster, Its Implications, and the Water CrisisPostscript: Moral vs. Monetary Values of Human Life

Naomi Zack's Ethics for Disaster is, in fact, about a lot more than the ethics of disasters-she also covers important parts of the political philosophy of disasters and their management. Her dedication to the situation of the disadvantaged in disasters and her meticulous analysis of it is admirable. Zack's focus is on disaster preparation, a subject sometimes overlooked in this discussion. The book is very accessible and includes insightful comments on lessons to be learned from literature and popular culture. This is highly commendable in a book whose subject matter will be of interest to many readers outside the academic community.

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon. She has authored several books, including Inclusive Feminism and Thinking About Race.

• Chapter 1: Disaster Planning: Is Saving the Greatest Number best?Chapter 2: Lifeboat Ethics: Should We Blow up the Fat Man?Chapter 3: Virtues for Disaster: Mitch Rapp and Ernest ShakletonChapter 4: The Social Contract: Hobbes, Locke, and Art SpiegelmanChapter 5: Public Policy: Snakes on a Plane, Fire in the Pentagon, and Disaster RightsChapter 6: The Disadvantaged in Disaster: Hurricane KatrinaConclusion: A Code of Ethics for Disaster, Its Implications, and the Water CrisisPostscript: Moral vs. Monetary Values of Human Life

Naomi Zack's Ethics for Disaster is, in fact, about a lot more than the ethics of disasters-she also covers important parts of the political philosophy of disasters and their management. Her dedication to the situation of the disadvantaged in disasters and her meticulous analysis of it is admirable. Zack's focus is on disaster preparation, a subject sometimes overlooked in this discussion. The book is very accessible and includes insightful comments on lessons to be learned from literature and popular culture. This is highly commendable in a book whose subject matter will be of interest to many readers outside the academic community.