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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics is a lively and authoritative guide to current thought about ethical issues in all areas of human activity--personal, medical, sexual, social, political, judicial, and international, from the natural world to the world of business. Twenty-eight topics are covered in specially written surveys by leading figures in their fields: each gives an authoritative map of the ethical terrain, explaining how the debate has developed in recent years, engaging critically with the most n
Table of Contents1. Sexuality ; 2. Love ; 3. Family ; 4. Children ; 5. Abortion ; 6. Reproductive Technology ; 7. Animals ; 8. Environment ; 9. Gender and Sexual Discrimination ; 10. Race and Racial Discrimination ; 11. Affirmative Action ; 12. People with Disabilities ; 13. Punishment ; 14. Freedom of Speech and Religion ; 15. Legal Paternalism ; 16. Multi-culturalism ; 17. Economic Justice ; 18. Inter-generational Justice ; 19. Privacy ; 20. Corporate Responsibility ; 21. Whistleblowing ; 22. Immigration ; 23. National Autonomy ; 24. International Economic Justice ; 25. World Hunger ; 26. Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide ; 27. Capital Punishment ; 28. War
