Synopses & Reviews
In response to rising student interest in multi-culturalism and to reflect the current issues of today, THIRTEEN QUESTIONS IN ETHICS AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY, Second Edition features articles and discussions on a variety of topics, from sexual harassment to medical ethics. Articles by authors from many different backgrounds are included, such as Sophocles, Bertrand Russell, Ellen Willis, and Catherine MacKinnon.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [671]-677).
About the Author
G. Lee Bowie received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stanford University and has taught at University of Michigan, University of Mass, Amherst College, and Hampshire College. Currently he is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College.Kathleen Higgins is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. Her main areas of research are continental philosophy and aesthetics, especially musical aesthetics. She has written COMIC RELIEF: NIETZSCHE'S GAY SCIENCE (Oxford, 2000), WHAT NIETZSCHE REALLY SAID (with Robert Solomon, 2000), A PASSION FOR WISDOM (Oxford, 1997), A SHORT HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY (with Robert Solomon, Oxford, 1996), THE MUSIC OF OUR LIVES (1991), and NIETZSCHE'S ZARATHUSTRA (1987), which CHOICE named an outstanding academic book of 1988-1989. She has edited or co-edited several others on such topics as German Idealism, aesthetics, ethics, erotic love, and non-Western philosophy. She has been a Resident Scholar at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study and Conference Center and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University Philosophy Department and Canberra School of Music. She is an annual Visiting Professor at the University of Auckland.
Table of Contents
1. What Kind of Person Do I Want to Be? 2. How Should I Treat My Family and Friends? 3. How Can I Make Sense of Sex? 4. What Is Reproductive Freedom? 5. Is It Ever Right to Lie? 6. How Should I Make Money? 7. What Are My Rights? 8. How Does Racism Affect My Life? 9. Can There Be Equality Between Men and Women? 10. Can We Control Violence? 11. What Should We Sacrifice for Animals and the Environment? 12. How Should I Respond to Poverty? 13. What Are the Proper Ends of Medicine?