Ethics, Left and Right: The Moral Issues That Divide Us [Paperback]

The only contemporary moral problems text to focus directly on the ethics of current, divisive political issues,Ethics, Left and Rightfeatures newly commissioned essays on twenty contentious debates, written expressly with undergraduate students in mind. It offers two position pieces on each issue--one left-leaning, one right--followed by a reply from each author, giving you and your students the opportunity to engage in in-depth discussions of serious issues. The essays cover compelling topics including whether we should have an America First approach to policy, whether it's okay to have religious tests for immigration, the merits of political correctness, the ethics of voting, whether progressive taxation is legitimate, and what to make of accusations of privilege. Case studies at the end of every main contribution encourage students to examine related problems and/or delve deeper into the current issue.IntroductionWhat Are We Doing Here?Preview Ethics, You Say?Getting Our BearingsThinking, Fast and CriticallyMaking ArgumentsDealing with DataMoral TheoryRelativismGoing ForwardReadingsJohn Stuart Mill, What Utilitarianism Is Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals Virginia Held, The Ethics of Care Aristotle, Book II ofNicomachean EthicsThomas Hobbes, Excerpt fromLeviathanChapter 1. Introduction to the Left and RightDustin Crummett, Introduction Chad McIntosh, For All the Right Reasons Dustin Crummett, Reply to McintoshChad McIntosh, Reply to CrummettChapter 2. America FirstDan Bonevac, America First Gillian Brock, Defending the Cosmopolitan Outlook Dan Bonevac, Reply to BrockGillian Brock, Reply to BonevacChapter 3. Foreign AidNicole Hassoun, The Case for Foreign Aid Jason Brennan, International Aid Nicole Hassoun, Reply to BrennanJason Brennan, Reply to HassounChapter 4. ImmigrationPeter Jaworski, MlC+