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Author:
Smith, Owen (Owen M.)
Title:
Taking sides. Clashing views on moral issues / Owen M. Smith and Anne Collins Smith.
Edition:
14th ed. expanded.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education/Create,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
iii, 286 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subject:
Ethics.
Social ethics.
Sexual ethics.
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.
Same-sex marriage--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.
Sale of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Drug legalization--Moral and ethical aspects.
Affirmative action programs--Moral and ethical aspects.
Capital punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.
Vegetarianism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetically modified foods.
Natural resources.
Service animals.
Other Authors:
Smith, Anne Collins.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Unit 1. Fundamental issues in morality -- 1.1. Is moral relativism correct? -- 1.2. Does morality need religion? -- Unit 2. Sex, marriage, and reproduction -- 2.1. Must sex involve commitment? -- 2.2. Is abortion immoral? -- 2.3. Is it morally right to prohibit same-sex marriage? -- 2.4. Should human cloning be banned? -- Unit 3. Law and society -- 3.1. Is it moral to buy and sell human organs? -- 3.2. Do anti-smoking policies violate smokers' autonomy? -- 3.3. Should drugs be legalized? -- 3.4. Is Affirmative Action fair? -- 3.5. Should the death penalty be abolished? -- 3.6. Is torture ever justified? -- 3.7. Is physician-assisted suicide wrong? -- Unit 4. Humanity, nature, and technology -- 4.1. Does morality require vegetariansim? -- 4.2. Is it right to produce genetically modified food? -- 4.3. Are we morally obligated to conserve resources for future generations? -- 4.4. Is it ethical to employ service animals? -- 4.5. Does morality require us to switch to driverless cars?
ISBN:
9781259345784
1259345785
OCLC:
(OCoLC)905379766
Locations:
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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