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The new fifth edition of Applied Ethics covers a wide variety of contemporary moral issues from many cultural perspectives. This approach permits students to appreciate diverse ethical positions different from those they may have been acculturated into. Topics include hotly debated issues such as abortion, euthanasia, racial discrimination and injustice as well human rights, war and violence, gender issues and human cloning.
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This anthology and introductory text integrates multicultural perspectives to the discussion of current ethical problems. Among the problems discussed are human rights and justice, environmental ethics, hunger and poverty, war and violence, gender roles, racial and ethnic discrimination, abortion, euthanasia, and technology. Two essays introduce the application of multiculturalism to ethics, and vice versa. Both classic readings and contemporary essays are included. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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