Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy [Paperback]

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• Provides an original analysis of some of society’s most pressing issues
  
• Written by an outstanding cast of international scholars
  
• Issues covered include the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, affirmative action, parenting, the death penalty, privacy, violence, world hunger, social diversity, homosexuality, and abortion
  
• Invites the reader to participate in the exchange of arguments

Notes on Contributors.

Introduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy.

Part I: Equality:.

1. Freedom and Money: G. A. Cohen (University of Oxford).

2. The Meanings of Freedom: Leif Wenar (University of Sheffield).

Part II: The Family:.

3. The Good and Bad Family: Rosalind Hursthouse (University of Auckland).

4. Family Resemblances: Elizabeth F. Cohen (Syracuse University).

Part III: Sexual Rights:.

5. Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles: John Corvino (Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan).

6. Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse: Christopher Wolfe (Marquette University).

Part IV: Abortion And The Limits Of Freedom:.

7. The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal: Anne Fagot-Largeault (College of France).

8. Abortion and Moral Repugnancy: Laurence Thomas (Syracuse University).