{"product_id":"ethics-in-action-9781405170970","title":"Ethics In Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the analysis of forty ethical dilemmas drawn from real-life situations, \u003ci\u003eEthics in Action\u003c\/i\u003e guides the reader through a process of moral deliberation that leads to the resolution of a variety of moral dilemmas.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFosters critical thinking by evaluating the reasons people give to support their choices and actions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the paradigm of moral relativism that often impedes efforts to resolve moral dilemmas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates international perspectives often lacking in texts published for a U.S. audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"An admirable feature is that most cases are entirely real, with facts backed up by copious.\" (The Philosopher, Autumn 2010)  \u003cp\u003e \"For those tired of the usual text in moral or social problems, Ethics in Action offers a welcome vacation. While most of the topics are familiar (the environment, social relations, biomedical ethics, and so on), most of the cases in those sections are not. All the cases are interesting in themselves. No trolley problems here!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This well-written book admirably shows how case-driven moral reasoning is a complex, sophisticated process, one grounded in a rational framework. Readers will learn much from the authors' approach and be deeply challenged by the cases.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eChristopher Meyers, Kegley Institute of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This book provides an invaluable resource for classroom discussion. It is rich with examples that will draw students into a deeper exploration of theory. A must-have for anyone serious about teaching ethics.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAine Donovan, Dartmouth College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eRobert F. Ladenson\u003c\/i\u003e xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeggy Connolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Ethical Reasoning 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Brief Overview of Basic Ethical Theory 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid R. Keller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Framework for Moral Reasoning 50\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric H. Gampel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Cases and Commentaries 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Eye of the Beholder: Ethical Issues in the Arts 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase One: Monumental Controversies – The FDR Memorial 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Two: Fire Sale – Destroying Privately Owned Works of Art 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Three: What Price Immortality? – The Body Worlds Exhibition 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Four: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers? – Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Five: Faux Paws – The Genetically Engineered Bunny 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Green Achers: Ethical Issues and the Environment 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCase Six: All Used Up and Nowhere to Glow – Goshute Nuclear Waste Siting and Native American Sovereignty 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Seven: Not in My Back Yard – Environmental Injustice and “Cancer Alley” 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Eight: The Boiled Frog – Global Warming, US Interests, and Vulnerable Nations 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Nine: A Gorilla on the Grill is Worth Two in the Bush – Wild Meat, Malnutrition, and Biological Conservation 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Ten: Future Farmers – The Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of Genetically Modified Rice 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Eleven: Till Rivers Run Dry – Mexican-American Water Politics 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Plays Well With Others? Ethical Issues in Intra-social Conflicts 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twelve: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? – What Are Friends For? 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirteen: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Healthcare Professionals – Recruiting Nurses from Developing Nations 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Fourteen: Deadly Secrets – Releasing Confidential Medical Records to Law-Enforcement Officers 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Fifteen: Perish the Thought! – Academic Affairs and “Community Values” 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Sixteen: The Sound and the Fury – Noises and Neighbors 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Seventeen: Shoot to Thrill – Gun Schools in the United States 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Healthy, Wealthy and Whys: Ethical Issues in Healthcare 254\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Eighteen: Whose Life Is It Anyway? – Collisions between Personal Conscience and Professional Obligations 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Nineteen: Congratulations! Did You Have a Boy or a Girl? – Surgical Interventions on Infants with Disorders of Sex Development 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty: The Heart of the Matter – Who Decides When the Patient is Dead? 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-one: Lip Service – Cosmetic Use of Cadaver Tissue 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-two: Drug of Choice – Patients’ Access to Experimental Drugs 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-three: A Fevered Hand on a Cooling Brow – The Nurse’s Role in Aid-in-dying 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Business as Usual: Ethical Issues in the Marketplace 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-four: Sale of a Lifetime – Ovum “Donation” 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-five: Only God Can Make a Tree – Patenting Indigenous Plants 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-six: Body Shop – International Trafficking in Human Organs 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-seven: Straits of Strife – Japanese Whaling, Cultural Relativism, and International Politics 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-eight: Big Pharma Wants You – Direct-to-consumer Advertising 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Twenty-nine: This Gun’s For Hire – ExxonMobil and the Indonesian Military 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Freedom From or Freedom To? Ethical Issues in Government 410\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty: Battle Scars – Suing the Government for Medical Malpractice 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-one: Does the Past Mean Never Having to Say We’re Sorry? – Reparations and Apologies 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-two: Words Fail – Institutional Responses to Creative Violence 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-three: The Idealism of Youth – Civil Disobedience and the BYU Honor Code 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-four: Britannia Waives the Rules – Collecting DNA on Arrestees 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-five: Land of the Free – The Gun Ban at the University of Utah 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 School Days, School Daze: Ethical Issues in Education 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-six: Sheepskin or Fleece? – Plagiarism in University Classrooms 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-seven: Fire Up the Coffee Pot! Break Out the Ritalin! – Performance-enhancing Drugs in Academia 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-eight: When an A is Not an A – Grade Inflation in Universities 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Thirty-nine: Readin’, Writin’, and Rx-in’ – School Kids with Medical Needs 494\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Forty: Promises, Promises – Selling Genetic Material for Institutional Gain 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl 503\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 History of the Ethics Bowl 505\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition 507\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) Rules 510\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Rules 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championship Rules (2008) 513\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407903957335,"sku":"9781405170970","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405170970.jpg?v=1730500911","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethics-in-action-9781405170970","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}