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101 Ethical Dilemmas

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ISBN-10: 0415404002

ISBN-13: 9780415404006

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Martin Cohen

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Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? In this second edition of his thought-provoking and highly engaging introduction to ethics, Martin Cohen brings usnbsp;eleven brand new ethical dilemmas including: The Dodgy Donor Clinic The Famous Footbridge Dilemma The Human Canonball. From overcrowded lifeboats to the censor's pen, Martin Cohen's stimulating and amusing dilemmas reveal the subtleties, complexities and contradictions that make up the rich tapestry of ethics. From DIY babies and breeding experiments to 'Twinkies courtroom drama' and Newgate Prison,…    
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Book details

List price: $32.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.76" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.946

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How to use this book
Note on the philosophical pictures
Four dodgy dilemmas to get started with...
The lifeboat
Sinking further
The psychologists' tale
Custom is king
And three personal dilemmas which maybe a business ethics course could help with...
The internet bargain
The toaster
The liar
Three tricky trolley dilemmas (that need to be solved together)
The dodgy donor clinic
The famous footbridge dilemma
The human cannonball
The descent begins
The first stage of cruelty
Stage 2: free to do otherwise
Penultimate stage: the two tests
Final stage: the immortal member
Some pretty ancient dilemmas
Gyges' ring
The woeful tale of St Augustine
A balanced tale for the Yellow Emperor
The ascetic tale of Chrysippus the Stoic
The sensible tale of Epicurus
Magnanimous Man
The Magnanimous Man in Heaven
Anti-social dilemmas
Against e-Ville
Stumped
Cracked?
Getting hotter
Feeling drained
A dose of medical ethics
Breeding experiments
Designer babies
KwikBaby
The downmarket rival
TGN1412
The Nobodie Rules: a drama in three acts
Witheringspoon-X disease
The hospital's dilemma
The censor's dilemma
Foul things
The criminal connection
A matter of standards
The exploitative pictures
The nasty pop group
Business week: dilemmas from business ethics...
The short memos by the pirate
The blaring radio
The infectious disease
The witness
And another dilemma for business ethics (with the emphasis on ethics)
The Devil's chemists
A pentad of moral stories: searching for divine justice
The unfruitful tree
Job's lot
The sacrificial lamb
The modern day Good Samaritan
Lazarus the beggar
Some monkey business
Monkey business
More monkey business
Life's not fair
Infantile ethical egotism
Searching for the good life
The rich man's dilemma
The beauty trap
The good life
Three more trolley dilemmas (that no one really cares about anyway)
Flight 999 to Shangri-La
Dangerous nibbles
The terrorist
Watching brief
The Panopticon
The Panopticon: second section
The Panopticon: third section
The Panopticon: final section
Animals too: the vegetarian's dilemma
Plutarch's uncongenial fare
The beast
Plutarch's response
St Paul's view
Chrysostom's warning
Ethically suspect fairy tales
The Frog-King
The Juniper Tree: a diabolical fairy tale
A cautionary tale
The Illegals: a modern fairy tale
Stories of Relatavia
The Baldies of Hairland
The Baldies of Hairland II
Just desserts
Another problem with the relatives: a matter of honour
War ethics
The good fight
Just some wars
The unjustified false belief
The deterrents
The school for terror
The hate preacher
Environmental ethics
The dodo's call
Killing the wolf
The Green Revolution
Pain is good
Money matters
Greed is good
Death and taxes
Legal dilemmas
Rough justice
Son of Sam
The Twinkies: not a normal act
The Twinkies: the villain enters
Diktatiaville City Square
Island ethics
Sanctuary Island
Sanctuary Island II
Sanctuary Island III
Some really rather implausible ethical dilemmas that could only happen in the movies...
B-movie openers
The main feature: Clockwork Orange dilemmas
Nearly at the ends if not the means
100 Person Village
Voltaire's dilemma
The pragmatic response
Discussions 180
Glossary
Notes and cuttings
Further reading
Index