Moral Soundings: Readings on the Crisis of Values in Contemporary LifeDwight Furrow Rowman & Littlefield, 2004 - Всего страниц: 301 Moral Soundings takes a fresh new approach to introducing students and general readers to contemporary ethics. Rather than surveying the standard fare in a typical anthology format, Furrow collects diversified essays around a structured theme: does Western culture face a moral crisis of values? Prominent voices in the humanities and social sciences provide a range of perspectives on a concentrated set of ethical questions dealing with such topics as family values, the morality of capitalism, the benefits and dangers of new technologies, global conflict, and the role of religion. Unlike point/counterpoint books that often oversimplify the complexity of ethical questions, the readings in Moral Soundings provoke critical engagement and help students to recognize and emulate the logical development of arguments-all in engaging and easily accessible language. Readings are supplemented with helpful chapter introductions, study questions, and strategically placed editorial commentary to encourage further discussion and reflection. These features make Moral Soundings an ideal primary or supplementary text for undergraduate courses in ethics, contemporary moral issues, and social and political philosophy. |
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The Spirit of Capitalism 2000 | 3 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 23 |
AUTONOMY HUMILITY AND SELFDIRECTION | 24 |
Markets and the Social Structure of Morality | 25 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 33 |
AUTONOMY AS SELFSUFFICIENCY | 35 |
Two Cheers for Capitalism | 37 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 45 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 171 |
CAN WE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY? | 173 |
IN GOD WE TRUST OR DO WE? | 175 |
Can We Be Good without Hell? | 177 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 183 |
Everything I Like about Religion I Learned from an Atheist | 185 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 189 |
IS OBEDIENCE TO GOD COMPATIBLE WITH MAKING MY OWN DECISIONS? | 191 |
DOES CAPITALISM SUBVERT OR SUPPORT AUTONOMY? | 47 |
THE PROMISE OF EQUALITY | 49 |
Nihilism in Black America | 51 |
Life Liberty Property | 59 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 66 |
Still the Land of Opportunity? | 67 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 79 |
ARE WE EQUAL IN OUR CAPACITY TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS? | 80 |
The Moral Demands of Global Justice | 83 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 91 |
IS PERSONAL AUTONOMY COMPATIBLE WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL? | 94 |
WHERE LOVE MEETS OBLIGATION THE FAMILY IN TURMOIL | 95 |
Philosophical Reflections on the Family at Millenniums Beginning | 97 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 106 |
Reconcilable Differences What It Would Take for Marriage and Feminism to Say I Do | 107 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 115 |
Why Marriage? | 117 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 129 |
NEGOTIATING DEPENDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE | 130 |
COPING WITH HITECH COWBOYS | 135 |
The Age of Genetic Technology Arrives | 137 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 152 |
Whats at the Bottom of the Slippery Slope A PostHuman Future? | 155 |
GLOBAL CONFLICT | 195 |
The Future of History Francis Fukuyama vs Samuel P Huntington | 197 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 212 |
The Clash of Ignorance | 215 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 220 |
HYBRID IDENTITIES AND AUTONOMY | 221 |
ITS ALL GOOD LIFE AMONG THE RELATIVISTS | 225 |
Are We Living in a Moral Stone Age? | 227 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 233 |
Of Cave Dwellers and Spirits The Trouble with Moral Absolutes | 235 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 246 |
AUTONOMY AND OBJECTIVITY | 247 |
RENEWALS | 251 |
Ecological Humanism A Moral Image for Our Emotive Culture | 253 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 259 |
American National Pride | 261 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 269 |
Society in the Postmodern Era | 273 |
STUDY QUESTIONS | 283 |
HOW TO RECONCILE MORAL FREEDOM AND MORAL RESPONSIVENESS | 285 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 293 |
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