[N]: New to fifth edition; [R]: Revised for Ethics in Practice; [W]: Written for Ethics in Practice Preface for Instructors x Acknowledgments xii Source Acknowledgments xiii General Introduction [W] [R] 1 Theorizing about Ethics [W] [R] 3 Reading Philosophy [W] [R] 11 Writing a Philosophy Paper [W] [R] 15 The Basics of Argumentation [NW] 23 Part I Theory 27 Ethical Theory 29 1 Consequentialism [R & R] 31William H. Shaw 2 Deontology [W & R] 40David McNaughton and Piers Rawling 3 Rights [W & R] 53George W. Rainbolt 4 Virtue Theory [W] 62Rosalind Hursthouse Part II Life, Death, and Moral Status 73 Euthanasia 75 5 Justifying Physician‐Assisted Deaths [W] 78Tom L. Beauchamp 6 Against the Right to Die [R] 86J. David Velleman 7 Physician‐Assisted Deaths: Policy Choices [NW] 95Ronald A. Lindsay 8 Dying at the Right Time: Reflections on (Un)assisted Suicide [W & R] 106John Hardwig 9 ‘For Now Have I My Death’: The ‘Duty to Die’ Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive 118Felicia Nimue Ackerman Abortion 128 10 A Defense of Abortion 131Judith Jarvis Thomson 11 On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion [R] 139Mary Anne Warren 12 An Argument that Abortion is Wrong [W] 149Don Marquis 13 The Moral Permissibility of Abortion 159Margaret Olivia Little 14 Virtue Theory and Abortion [R] 168Rosalind Hursthouse Animals 177 15 All Animals are Equal 181Peter Singer 16 Moral Standing, the Value of Lives, and Speciesism 190R. G. Frey 17 The Case for Animal Rights 201Tom Regan 18 The Vegetarian Imperative [NW] 207Michael Allen Fox Biomedical Technologies 217 19 Is Women’s Labor a Commodity? 220Elizabeth S. Anderson 20 “Goodbye Dolly?” The Ethics of Human Cloning 231John Harris 21 The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans 240Leon R. Kass 22 Cognitive Enhancement [NW] 250Jonathan Pugh Environment 261 23 The Value of Nature [W] 263Ronald Sandler 24 A Place for Cost–Benefit Analysis [R & R] 272David Schmidtz 25 Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments 281Thomas E. Hill, Jr. 26 A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption [R] 291Stephen M. Gardiner Part III Liberty and Equality 303 Paternalism and Risk 305 27 Freedom of Action 308John Stuart Mill 28 Against the Legalization of Drugs 312James Q. Wilson 29 Why We Should Decriminalize Drug Use [R] 317Douglas Husak 30 The Liberal Basis of the Right to Bear Arms [R] 326Todd C. Hughes and Lester H. Hunt 31 Gun Control 337Hugh LaFollette Free Speech 349 32 Freedom of Thought and Discussion 352John Stuart Mill 33 “The Price We Pay?” Pornography and Harm [R] 356Susan J. Brison 34 The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality 365Andrew Altman 35 Sticks and Stones [W] 375John Arthur 36 Speech Codes and Expressive Harm [W] 386Andrew Altman Discrimination, Racism, and Sexism 395 37 Racism as an Ethical Issue [WN] 398Michele Moody‐Adams 38 Servility and Self‐Respect 406Thomas E. Hill, Jr. 39 Implicit Bias [NR] 413Alex Madva 40 Affirmative Action as Equalizing Opportunity: Challenging the Myth of “Preferential Treatment” [W] 422Luke Charles Harris and Uma Narayan 41 Sexual Harassment: Formal Complaints Are Not Enough [NR] 433Jennifer Saul 42 Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape [R] 444Larry May and Robert Strikwerda 43 Ideals of Respect: Identity, Dignity and Disability [NW] 454Adam Cureton Conscience, State, and Religion Introduction 465 44 Resolving Conflicts Between Religious Liberty and Other Values [N] 468Mark R. Wicclair 45 Religious Conviction, Parental Authority, and Children’s Interests [NW] 479Christopher Meyers 46 Gay Rights and Religious Accommodations [NW] 489Andrew Koppelman 47 Conscientious Objection in Health Care [N] 498Mark R. Wicclair 48 My Conscience May Be My Guide, But You May Not Need to Honor It [NR] 512Hugh LaFollette Part IV Justice 525 Punishment 527 49 Punishment and Desert [W] 530James Rachels 50 Does Punishment Work? [W] 538John Paul Wright, Francis T. Cullen, and Kevin M. Beaver 51 In Defense of the Death Penalty 549Louis P. Pojman 52 Against the Death Penalty 558Jeffrey Reiman 53 Just Deserts in Unjust Societies: A Case‐Specific Approach [NR] 565Stuart P. Green 54 To Protect and Serve: What is Wrong with the Policing of Minorities in the US? [NR] 576John Kleinig Economic Justice 588 55 A Theory of Justice 591John Rawls 56 The Entitlement Theory of Justice 603Robert Nozick 57 The Ethical Implications of Benefiting from Injustice [NW] 615Daniel Butt 58 A Bleeding Heart Libertarian View of Inequality [NW] 624Andrew Jason Cohen Global Justice 637 59 Refugees and the Right to Control Immigration [NW] 640Christopher Heath Wellman 60 The Case for Open Immigration [N] 648Chandran Kukathas 61 Famine, Affluence, and Morality 658Peter Singer 62 Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code [W] 667John Arthur 63 Eradicating Systemic Poverty: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend [R] 676Thomas W. Pogge War and Torture 689 64 War and Moral Consistency [NW] 692Jonathan Parry 65 Pacifism: Reclaiming the Moral Presumption [W] 704William J. Hawk 66 The Justifiability of Humanitarian Intervention [R] 714Charles R. Beitz 67 Terrorism and Torture [N] 722Fritz Allhoff 68 Unthinking the Ticking Time Bomb [NR] 732David Luban

"Using both classic and newly commissioned essays, Ethics in Practice provides a rich and diverse set of readings for a course in applied ethics. Highly recommended!" Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University "This superb collection remains at the top of the field. LaFollette is a master editor and has commissioned and selected articles with great thoughtfulness. Ethics in Practice, Fifth Edition, will be a great resource for any general moral problems course or applied ethics class." Russ Shafer-Landau, University of Wisconsin-Madison All of us make choices, and for more than twenty years, Ethics in Practice has paved the way for readers around the world to think critically, act responsibly, and confront difficult ethical questions in a variety of practical moral contexts. Accessible to introductory students yet sufficiently rigorous for those pursuing advanced study, this celebrated collection guides readers through the ethical dimensions of contemporary issues such as euthanasia, environmental action, economic injustice, discrimination, incarceration, abortion, and torture. With over half of its collected essays written or revised exclusively for this anthology, Ethics in Practice brings together classic and contemporary scholarship in thoughtfully organized, thematic sections that carefully and critically integrate ethical theory with a discussion of applied examples. Revisions and updates to the fifth edition of Ethics in Practice focus on navigating ethical issues of global significance—including technology and the environment—and refining core sections to highlight the coherent commonality between discrete practical topics. General and section introductions which map the conceptual terrain make it easy for students to understand and discuss the theoretical and practical dimensions of each issue. Featuring original essays, new perspectives, and revisions of key texts, this anthology enables instructors to discuss specific practical contexts, broader groupings of topics, and common themes that connect major areas in ethics. Strengthening its international reputation as a leading anthology for introductory and applied ethics courses, the fifth edition of Ethics in Practice curates a topical collection of carefully argued essays which present complex concepts with clarity and verve, equipping readers to grapple with a range of ethical considerations.