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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Moral Philosophy | |
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| Moral Theory | |
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| Moral Philosophy | |
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| What Is the Purpose of Moral Theories? | |
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| The Types of Moral Theories | |
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| Relativism in Ethics | |
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| Moving Beyond Ethical Relativism | |
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| Morality and Religion | |
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| Universal Moral Theories | |
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| Ethical Egoism | |
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| Utilitarianism | |
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| Deontology: The Ethics of Duty | |
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| Rights-Based Ethics | |
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| Virtue Ethics | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Aristotle, from Nicomachean Ethics | |
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| The Fountainhead | |
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| An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation | |
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| Utilitarianism | |
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| Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Ethics | |
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| A Theory of Justice | |
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| Two Treatises of Civil Government | |
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| Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education | |
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| Confucius, from The Analects | |
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| "The Five Mindfulness Trainings" | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Background | |
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| The History of Abortion in the United States | |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision | |
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| Abortion and Religion | |
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| Methods of Abortion | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "A Defense of Abortion" | |
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| "An Almost Absolute Value in History" | |
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| "The Moral Significance of Birth" | |
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| "Why Abortion Is Immoral" | |
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| "Refuse to Choose: Women Deserve Better Than Abortion" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Genetic Engineering, Cloning, and Stem Cell Research | |
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| The History of Genetic Engineering | |
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| The Human Genome Project | |
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| Genetic Engineering | |
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| Cloning | |
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| Stem Cell Research | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "Genetic Interventions and the Ethics of Enhancement of Human Beings" | |
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| "Designer Babies: The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering" | |
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| "Human Cloning: Ethical and Social Issues" | |
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| "The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans" | |
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| "The Pros and Cons of Gene Patents" | |
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| "Statement in Support of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Analyzing Moral Issues | |
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| Euthanasia | |
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| What Is Euthanasia? | |
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| The Philosophers on Euthanasia | |
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| The Contemporary Debate over Euthanasia | |
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| Euthanasia Legislation | |
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| Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
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| The Hospice Movement | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "Active and Passive Euthanasia" | |
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| "The Case for Euthanasia" | |
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| "The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia" | |
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| "Is There a Duty to Die?" | |
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| "A Feminist Critique of Physician-Assisted Suicide" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| The Death Penalty | |
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| History of the Death Penalty | |
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| The Death Penalty Today | |
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| The Death Penalty: Juvenile and Mentally Retarded Offenders | |
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| The Medicalization of Executions | |
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| DNA Testing | |
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| The Philosophers on the Death Penalty | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense of Capital Punishment" | |
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| "Punishment and Loss of Moral Standing" | |
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| "Capital Punishment" | |
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| "Why the Death Penalty Should Be Abolished in the United States" | |
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| "Would Jesus Pull the Switch?" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Drug and Alcohol Use | |
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| What Is a Drug? | |
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| The History of Drug and Alcohol Use | |
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| Legal and Illegal Drugs | |
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| Drug and Alcohol Use Today | |
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| Drug and Alcohol Use Among College Students | |
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| Drugs in Sports | |
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| The Disease Model of Addiction | |
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| The Moral Model of Addiction | |
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| The Philosophers on Drug and Alcohol Abuse | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "The Ethics of Addiction" | |
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| "Against the Legalization of Drugs" | |
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| "A Moral Right to Use Drugs" | |
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| "Two Takes on the 21 Drinking Age" | |
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| "Drugs, Sports, and Ethics" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Sexual Intimacy and Marriage | |
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| Religious and Cultural Attitudes Toward Sexuality and Marriage | |
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| Sexual Intimacy and Love | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriages | |
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| Cohabitation and Premarital Sex | |
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| The Philosophers on Sexuality and Marriage | |
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| Adultery and Infidelity | |
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| Sex and Violence | |
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| Prostitution and the Sex Trade | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "Declaration on Sexual Ethics" | |
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| "Better Sex" | |
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| "Is Homosexuality Bad Sexuality?" | |
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| Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003) | |
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| "Is Adultery Immoral?" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Feminism, Motherhood, and the Workplace | |
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| Feminism | |
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| The Philosophers on Women | |
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| Motherhood | |
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| Women in the Workplace | |
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| Sexual Harassment | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "Essentialist Challenges to Liberal Feminism" | |
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| "Homeward Bound" | |
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| "Women Are Never Front-Runners" | |
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| "The Logic of Patriarchy" | |
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| "Reckless Eyeballing: Sexual Harassment on Campus" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Freedom of Speech | |
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| What Is "Freedom of Speech"? | |
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| Limitations on Freedom of Speech | |
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| The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | |
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| Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace | |
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| Pornography | |
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| Hate Speech as Protected Speech | |
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| Speech Codes and Free Speech Zones on College Campuses | |
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| The Philosophers on Freedom of Speech | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| On Liberty | |
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| "Pornography, Civil Rights, and Speech" | |
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| "If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus" | |
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| "Hate Speech and Pornography: Do We Have to Choose Between Freedom of Speech and Equality?" | |
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| "There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It's a Good Thing, Too" | |
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| "Political Correctness, Speech Codes, and Diversity" | |
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| "The First Amendment in Cyberspace" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Racial Discrimination and Global Justice | |
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| Defining the Key Terms | |
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| The Philosophers on Racism | |
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| The Roots of American Racism | |
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| Racism Today | |
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| Globalization, Immigration, and Racism | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "To Fulfill These Rights" | |
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| "The Color-Blind Principle" | |
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| "Race, Biology, and Justice" | |
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| "The Rights of Irregular Migrants" | |
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| "World Poverty and Human Rights" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| War and Terrorism | |
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| Background | |
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| The Philosophers on War and Terrorism | |
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| The Just-War Tradition | |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
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| Pacifism and Conscription | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "War and Murder" | |
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| "War and Terrorism" | |
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| "Interpreting the Islamic Ethics of War and Peace" | |
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| "Nuclear Weapons, Ethics, Morals, and Law" | |
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| "The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights" | |
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| "Should Our Arsenal against Terrorism Include Assassination?" | |
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| "Sharing the Burden" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics | |
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| The Legal and Moral Status of Nonhuman Animals | |
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| The Legal and Moral Status of the Environment | |
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| The Philosophers on the Moral Value of Nonhuman Animals and the Environment | |
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| Animal Farming, Environmental Degradation, and Vegetarianism | |
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| Global Warming and Climate Change | |
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| Animal Experimentation | |
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| The Moral Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism" | |
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| "Animal Rights Revisited" | |
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| Animal Liberation | |
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| "Do Animals Have Rights?" | |
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| "The Land Ethic" | |
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| "Deep Ecology" | |
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| "Climate Change and Moral Outrage" | |
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| "The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism, Revisited" | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |