ethical aspects

Bernard Marx, a citizen in a utopian World-State where babies are born in laboratories, there is no violence, all citizens take drugs for depression, and contentment overrides the free will of the populace, embarks on a tragic search for truth after he begins to feel something is missing from life.

Examines the intersection of life, death, and the American legal system, exploring how the legal system in many cases decides who lives or dies. More broadly, the author employs moral, philosophical, cultural, and religious lenses to show how the government plays a role in who is killed and who lives in wars, executions, deadly force authorization, legalizing or making abortion illegal, and allowing or denying asylum for refugees. Notes the difference between a legal "right" versus a human interest, and argues that laws that decide whether someone lives or dies should honor the irreversibility of death.

Presents a panel discussion of the social, legal, and ethical implications of genetic research.

Explores questions related to animal rights, discussing the status of animals in relation to people, whether animals should have legal rights, and the ethics of using animals for food, and for experimentation.

Addresses some of the issues surrounding the debate over abortion in various areas of the world.

Examines opposing viewpoints surrounding animal experimentation, with facts, personal accounts, direct quotations, sidebars, and more.

"Social media platforms have become highly sophisticated in helping users make connections online. These connections can be positive experiences or can be negative and detrimental. Users need to be informed of the good and the bad of social media use"--Provided by publisher.

Claire Dederer ponders the questions of whether one can separate--and still admire--the great work of revered male artists and creators who have also participated in criminal or morally questionable acts.

Dispenses business and financial advice through parables told by a Babylonian scribe named Arkad, who discusses concepts such as paying oneself first, living within one's means, investing in what you know, saving for the long-term, and owning a home.

"[The author] shows how the same technologies that have bred negativity can also be mobilized as an exponential force for good, to create chain reactions of generous behavior. Every day, remarkable stories of individual acts of kindness have sparked remarkable ripple effects when shared online, achieving a level of impact never before possible. This book captures some of the most inspiring such stories, revealing their potential to solve problems and make people happier in the process. [The author] offers readers a playbook to fine-tune these actions, to take generosity from invisible to transformative"--Provided by publisher.