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Informationen zum Autor Peggy Connolly , EdD, chair, Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national case-writing committee David R. Keller , PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University Martin G. Leever , PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI Becky Cox-White , PhD, Professor, Department of Philosophy, and Fellow, Center for Applied and Professional Ethics, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA Klappentext It's difficult to always know the "right" thing to do. Contemporary life is fraught with situations where the choices that confront us are morally problematic. Ethics in Action demonstrates the prevalence of moral quandaries we face on an almost daily basis, and provides us with the moral problem-solving skills to meet them. Utilizing forty "real-life" ethical dilemmas drawn from personal and professional experiences and media accounts, Ethics in Action subjects each case study to rigorous analyses using a systematic method for resolving moral dilemmas. Moral dilemmas are considered from multiple perspectives: one commentator arguing for a particular solution, a second commentator arguing against that solution, and a third commentator demonstrating why neither solution is complete in and of itself and demonstrating, through an expanded moral analysis, the morally preferable solution. As a result, the reader is shown the value of discourse in moral problem solving while being guided through a process of moral deliberation that leads to ethically defensible resolutions of moral dilemmas across a wide range of disciplines. Ethics in Action provides readers with valuable critical-thinking skills to meet the challenges of ethical dilemmas and moral ambiguity they face every day--while inspiring us all to keep our moral compasses pointing in the right direction. Zusammenfassung Through the analysis of forty ethical dilemmas drawn from real-life situations! Ethics in Action guides the reader through a process of moral deliberation that leads to the resolution of a variety of moral dilemmas. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Authors. Foreword by Robert F. Ladenson. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Peggy Connolly. Part I: Ethical Reasoning: . 1. A Brief Overview of Basic Ethical Theory: David R. Keller (Utah Valley University). 2. A Framework for Moral Reasoning: Eric H. Gampel. Part II: Cases and Commentaries: . 3. The Eye of the Beholder: Ethical Issues in the Arts. Case One: Monumental Controversies - The FDR Memorial. Case Two: Fire Sale - Destroying Privately Owned Works of Art. Case Three: What Price Immortality? - The Body Worlds Exhibition. Case Four: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers? - Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin. Case Five: Faux Paws - The Genetically Engineered Bunny. 4. Green Achers: Ethical Issues and the Environment. Case Six: All Used Up and Nowhere to Glow - Goshute Nuclear Waste Siting and Native American Sovereignty. Case Seven: Not in My Back Yard - Environmental Injustice and "Cancer Alley". Case Eight: The Boiled Frog - Global Warming, U.S. Interests, and Vulnerable Nations. Case Nine: A Gorilla on the Grill is Worth Two in the Bush - Wild Meat, Malnutrition, and Biological Conservation. Case Ten: Future Farmers - The Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of Genetically Modified Rice. Case Eleven: Till Rivers Run Dry - Mexican-American Water Politics. 5. Plays Well With Others? Ethical Issues in Intra-social Conflicts. Case Twelve: Am I My Brother's Keeper? - What Are Friends For?. Case Thirteen: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Healthcare Professionals - ...
