Morality and Moral Controversies: Readings in Moral, Social, and Political Philosophy

by John Arthur (Editor), Steven Scalet (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  2019

  $131.35

  Morality and Moral Controversies, 10^th Edition challenges students to critically assess today's leading moral, social, and political issues. And as a comprehensive anthology, it provides students with the tools they need to understand philosophical ideas that are currently shaping our world.

  The 10^th Edition includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory, the most current topics in applied ethics, and updated debates in social and political philosophy. As in the previous nine editions, the materials were selected for balance, timeliness, and accessibility after reviewing a vast range of possible articles from leading scholarly journals, mainstream periodicals, online posts, and book chapters. Hallmarks include carefully edited and philosophically-relevant U.S. Supreme Court decisions, compelling readings, and contrasting points of view that reflect a broad ethical and political spectrum.

  Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

  Understand philosophical ideas that are shaping the world today

  Apply various philosophical ideas to politics, religion, ethics, economics, personal relationships, medicine, the environment and climate change, warfare, and other areas

  Appreciate how to construct, apply, and evaluate basic philosophical arguments.

  Key Updates to the 10^th Edition include:

  Publishing all material in the actual book (in contrast to placing sections online behind a paywall, as was the case in earlier editions with a different publisher)

  New readings on

  autonomous warfare

  self-driving cars

  the right to health care

  technology and privacy

  the value of democracy

  racial equality

  immigration.