Injustice, Inequality and Ethics - A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems

Abortion, distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, sex-role stereotyping, censorship - what does philosophy have to contribute to these practical moral issues? In this important book, first published in 1982, Robin Barrow argues convincingly that the capacity to make fine conceptual discriminations is crucial to an informed response to such issues, and he alerts us to the degree to which this ability has been lacking in much previous philosophical thought.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Discrimination 2. Utilitarianism 3. Dogmatism 4. Freedom 5. Feminism: Language and Thought 6. Feminism: Sex-Role Stereotyping 7. Reverse Discrimination 8. Abortion 9. Equality and Wealth 10. Democracy 11. Civil Disobedience 12. Animals 13. The Arts 14. Education; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Robin Wiliams

Product details

• Authors: Robin Barrow, Barrow Robin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.2015
• EAN: 9781138925687
• ISBN: 978-1-138-92568-7
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Ethical issues and debates