TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edmonds,David
TI  - Philosophers take on the worldedited by David Edmonds
SN  - 9780191068133
AV  - CB430 .P455 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Philosophers
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - "Exploring moral issues behind the news"--on cover; 1; COVER; PHILOSOPHERS TAKE ON THE WORLD; COPYRIGHT; EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; CRIME AND PUNISHMENT; 1: TIME TO RECONSIDER THE PENAL CODE?; Notes; 2: ENHANCED PUNISHMENT: Can technology make life sentences longer?; Notes; 3: DEGREES OF SEXUAL HARM; No degrees of rape?; The question of sexual harm; Conclusion; Notes; TERRORISM, GUNS, AND WAR; 4: A CHALLENGE TO GUN RIGHTS; Note; 5: MCMAHAN'S HAZARDOUS (AND IRRELEVANT) THOUGHT EXPERIMENT; Notes; 6: TRAVEL, FRIENDS, AND KILLING; Notes; 7: THE COURAGEOUS SUICIDE BOMBER?; Notes; 8: CHEMICAL WEAPONS: In defence of double standards; Notes9: LOOTED ARTWORKS: A portrait of justice; Notes; HEALTH AND MEDICINE; 10: HOMEOPATHY: An undiluted proposal; Notes; 11: FIVE MINUTES TOO LATE; Notes; 12: TAKING DRUGS TO HELP OTHERS; Notes; 13: MY SON'S DYSLEXIC, AND I'M GLAD; Notes; 14: THE POINT OF DEATH; Note; 15: IS IT ETHICAL TO USE DATA FROM NAZI MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS?; Using data; A tricky conundrum; Paying our debt; Notes; 16: FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, COERCION, AND PSYCHOSIS; Notes; 17: MR NICKLINSON AND THE RIGHT TO DIE; Note; DRUGS AND ORGANS; 18: IN PRAISE OF ORGAN-IZED SPORT; Notes; 19: DO WE OWN OUR BODIES?; Notes; 20: PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND RELIGIOUS NORMSNotes; RELIGION AND CHARITY; 21: CATHOLIC IDENTITY AND STRONG DISSENT-HOW COMPATIBLE?; Notes; 22: BANKING: The ethical career choice; Notes; 23: ON REBUILDING NOAH'S ARK AND DRINKIN GOLD BURGUNDY; Note; 24: SHOULD CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS BE ALLOWED TO FOSTER CHILDREN?; Notes; SEX, SEX-EQUALITY, AND SEXUALITY; 25: CAN YOU BE GAY BY CHOICE?; The question of identity; Getting back to choice; Conclusion; Notes; 26: PROSTITUTION AND DISABILITY; The case for an exception; Defining disability; Conclusion; Notes; 27: ARTIFICIAL WOMBS AND A VISIT TO BIRLAND; Note28: IS UNWANTED PREGNANCY A MEDICAL DISORDER?; Notes; 29: IS HALF AN ABORTION WORSE THAN A WHOLE ONE?; Notes; 30: NICK-LESS?; Notes; 31: PAEDOPHILIA AND PREDISPOSITION; Sexual orientation?; Predisposition and impulse control; Notes; 32: CHECKING PEOPLE OUT; Note; 33: FEMALE PHILOSOPHERS AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; Notes; 34: AN UNFORTUNATE STATE OF AFFAIRS; Notes; SPORT; 35: SPORT HATRED; Notes; 36: DOPING: When will we learn?; The failure of zero tolerance; The limits of human physiology; Some counterarguments; Notes; 37: TENNIS AND SEX; Note; BRAINS; 38: MY BRAIN MADE ME DO IT-SO WHAT?; Note; 39: MY CLIENT'S BRAIN IS TO BLAMENote; 40: MAPPING BRAINS AND FINDING DIRECTION; Notes; LANGUAGE, SPEECH, AND FREEDOM; 41: COUNTERING ISLAMIC EXTREMISM; Notes; 42: DISABLING LANGUAGE; Notes; 43: STOP ORIENTALISM?; Notes; 44: THE NAKED TRUTH; Notes; 45: PORN, CONDOMS, AND LIBERTY; Basis 1: Harm to third parties; Basis 2: Porn performers are not free to choose-they either wear condoms or lose their jobs; Basis 3: Condoms can be mandated as a standard occupational health and safety measure, like requiring hardhats for construction workers; Notes; 46: SHOULD MEN BE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS ABORTION?; 2; b
N2  - Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get to grips with a variety of these controversial issues, from the amusing to the shocking, in short, engaging, often controversial pieces
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