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Book SynopsisElizabeth Anderson David Benatar Lawrence Blum Bernard R. Boxill Thomas Christiano Carl Cohen Elizabeth F. Cohen Gerald Cohen John Corvino John Deigh Anne Fagot-Largeault Rosalind Hursthouse F.M. Kamm Terrance McConnell Howard McGary B.C. Postow Philip L.
Trade Review"Thomas has put renowned scholars in debate with each other and the result is a collection of stimulating debates of the highest order. In these well-written and argued articles, one is treated to the best of scholarly argumentation. One may not agree with all that is said. Nevertheless, one will find that after reading this volume one will have a better understanding of the importance of what Thomas calls 'virtuous disagreement'."
Bill E. Lawson, University of Memphis“Volume combines practical ethics and political philosophy in a somewhat unusual way; it has quite a lot of reasonable material on race and affirmative action.”
MetapsychologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Notes on Contributors viii
Introduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy 1
Laurence Thomas
Equality 17
1 Freedom and Money 19
G. A. Cohen
2 The Meanings of Freedom 43
Leif Wenar
The Family 55
3 The Good and Bad Family 57
Rosalind Hursthouse
4 Family Resemblances 69
Elizabeth F. Cohen
Sexual Rights 77
5 Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles 79
John Corvino
6 Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse 94
Christopher Wolfe
Abortion and The Limits of Freedom 111
7 The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal 113
Anne Fagot-Largeault
8 Abortion and Moral Repugnancy 122
Laurence Thomas
Privacy 129
9 Privacy 131
John Deigh
10 Privacy’s Value 146
Terrance McConnell
Religious Tolerance 153
11 In Defense of Religious Toleration 155
Philip L. Quinn
12 Does Religious Toleration Make Any Sense? 171
Thomas Christiano
Diversity 191
13 Ethnicity, Disunity, and Equality 193
Lawrence Blum
14 Diversity Limited 212
David Benatar
Racial Integration 227
15 The Future of Racial Integration 229
Elizabeth Anderson
16 When Turnabout Is Not Fair Play 250
Carl Cohen
Scarce Resources 261
17 Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources 263
F. M. Kamm
18 Locke’s Defense of Preferential Treatment 279
Bernard R. Boxill
Violence 297
19 Psychological Violence and Institutional Racism: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders 299
Howard McGary
20 McGary’s Striking Claim and the Roles of Self-Deception, Acquiescence, and Complicity 312
B. C. Postow
Index 317
