Laurence Thomas

Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy

Herausgeber: Thomas, Laurence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy offers engaging and original analyses of some of society's most significant and current concerns, with an international cast of scholars presenting sharply opposing viewpoints across ten debates. The text begins with an introductory essay that provides an overview of the topics and a discussion of their relevance to social philosophy today. It then moves on to consider a broad range of social and political issues, including the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, group rights and ethnic identity, affirmative action, conceptions of parenting, the death penalty, privacy laws, world hunger, homosexuality, and abortion. Ideal for university courses, this text offers a balanced range of opinion and perspective, probes the basic questions concerning the nature of a free and just society, and invites the reader to participate in the critical exchange of arguments.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 180mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9781405109116
• ISBN-10: 1405109114
• Artikelnr.: 22759327

Autorenporträt

Laurence Thomas is Professor in the departments of Philosophy and Political Science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where he is also a member of the Center for European Studies. He is the author of over fifty articles and four books, Living Morally: A Psychology of Moral Character (1989), Vessels of Evil: American Slavery and the Holocaust (1993), Sexual Orientation and Human Rights (with Michael Levin, 1999) and The Family and the Political Self (2006). His articles on moral theory and social philosophy have been widely anthologized.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments vii
Notes on Contributors viii
Introduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy
Laurence Thomas 1
Equality 17
1 Freedom and Money G. A. Cohen 19
2 The Meanings of Freedom Leif Wenar 43
The Family 55   
3 The Good and Bad Family Rosalind Hursthouse 57
4 Family Resemblances Elizabeth F. Cohen 69
Sexual Rights 77
5 Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles John Corvino 79
6 Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse Christopher Wolfe 94
Abortion and the Limits of Freedom 111
7 The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal
Anne Fagot-Largeault 113
8 Abortion and Moral Repugnancy Laurence Thomas 122
Privacy 129
9 Privacy John Deigh 131
10 Privacy's Value Terrance McConnell 146
Religious Tolerance 153
11 In Defense of Religious Toleration Philip L. Quinn 155
12 Does Religious Toleration Make Any Sense? Thomas Christiano 171
Diversity 191
13 Ethnicity, Disunity, and Equality Lawrence Blum 193
14 Diversity Limited David Benatar 212
Racial Integration 227
15 The Future of Racial Integration Elizabeth Anderson 229
16 When Turnabout Is Not Fair Play Carl Cohen 250
Scarce Resources 261
17 Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources F. M. Kamm 263
18 Locke's Defense of Preferential Treatment Bernard R. Boxill 279
Violence 297
19 Psychological Violence and Institutional Racism: The Moral
Responsibility of Bystanders Howard McGary 299
20 McGary's Striking Claim and the Roles of Self-Deception, Acquiescence,
and Complicity B. C. Postow 312
Index 317

Rezensionen

"Thomas has put renowned scholars in debate with each other and theresult is a collection of stimulating debates of the highest order.In these well-written and argued articles, one is treated to thebest of scholarly argumentation. One may not agree with all that issaid. Nevertheless, one will find that after reading this volumeone will have a better understanding of the importance of whatThomas calls 'virtuous disagreement'."
Bill E. Lawson, University ofMemphis "Volume combines practical ethicsand political philosophy in a somewhat unusual way; it has quite alot of reasonable material on race and affirmativeaction."
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