Michael Tooley, Celia Wolf-Devine, Philip E Devine

Abortion

Three Perspectives

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Produktbeschreibung

The newest addition to the Point/Counterpoint Series, Abortion: Three Perspectives features a debate between four noted philosophers - Michael Tooley, Celia Wolf-Devine, Philip E. Devine, and Alison M. Jaggar - presenting different perspectives on one of the most socially and politically argued issues of the past 30 years. The three main arguments include the "liberal" pro-choice approach, the "communitarian" pro-life approach, and the "gender justice"approach. Divided into two parts, the text features the authors' ideas, developed in depth, and their responses to one another within each framework. As philosophers, the authors have special skills in critical analysis and thinking systematically about values. The text is appropriate for advanced courses inethics, bioethics, sex and gender issues, and contemporary moral issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 139mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9780195308952
• ISBN-10: 0195308956
• Artikelnr.: 26054863

Autorenporträt

Michael Tooley: Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder Celia Wolf-Devine: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Stonehill College Phillip E. Devine: Professor of Philosophy, Providence College Alison Jaggar: Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder

Inhaltsangabe

* PART I.
* ABORTION: WHY A LIBERAL VIEW IS CORRECT
*
* 1. Thinking about the Morality of Abortion, and Discussing It with
Others
* 2. A Brief Overview of My Defense of a Liberal Position on Abortion
* 3. Abortion and the Appeal to Religious Revelation
* 4. The Appeal to an Immaterial, Rational Mind
* 5. The Appeal to Psychological Capacities
* 6. Two Biological Anti-Abortion Arguments
* 7. Potentiality Arguments against Abortion
* 8. The Identity of Persons and Biological Organisms Argument
* 9. Are Moderate Positions on Abortion Tenable?
* 10. The Moral Status of Abortion: A Final Summing Up
* ABORTION: A COMMUNITARIAN PRO-LIFE PERSPECTIVE
*
* 1. Where We Are Now
* 2. Methodology
* 3. The Prima Facie Case against Abortion
* 4. The Status of the Unborn
* 5. The Pregnant Woman
* 6. Questions of Law
* 7. Policy Recommendations
* 8. Role and Limits of Philosophy
* 9. Conclusion
* ABORTION RIGHTS AND GENDER JUSTICE WORLDWIDE: AN ESSAY IN POLITICAL
PHILOSOPHY
*
* 1. Introduction
* 2. Mapping the Philosophical Terrain
* 3. Liberalism and Feminism: Two Thin Commitments of Political
Morality
* 4. Designing Just Institutions in an Unjust World: Some
Methodological Commitments
* 5. Some Principles of Political Morality Salient to Abortion in the
Real World
* 6. Abortion: Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Public Good
* 7. Objections to Abortion Rights
* 8. Conclusion
* PART II.
* Response to Alison M. Jaggar, Celia Wolf-Devine, and Philip E. Devine
*
* Comments on Alison M. Jaggar's Essay
* Reply to Celia Wolf-Devine and Philip E. Devine
* 1. Species Membership and the Right to Life
* 2. The 'Reductio' Objection, and the 'Change-of-Address' Objection
* 3. Potentialities and the Right to Life
* Summing Up
* Response to Michael Tooley and Alison M. Jaggar
*
* 1. Response to Tooley
* 2. Response to Jaggar
* 3. A Final Word
* Response to Michael Tooley, Celia Wolf-Devine, and Philip E. Devine
*
* 1. Methodology
* 2. Political Philosophy
* 3. Reality
* 4. Policy
* 5. Sailing under True Colors
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