ethical aspects

Contains fourteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to euthanasia, debating questions of whether euthanasia is moral, who should receive euthanasia, and whether physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Examines the history and development of dynamite created by Alfred Nobel in the 1860s, and describes its influence on warfare and in the mining and construction business.

A critical interpretation of the way the United States has waged war on and responded to terrorism.

Presents the first report of the President's Council on Bioethics, established by President George W. Bush to advise him on bioethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology, focusing on the scientific and ethical ramifications of human cloning.

Traces the history of organ transplantation in the United States, and discusses how they are performed, how doctors decide who receives a new organ, and how society has dealt with the issues raised by it.

An investigation of college sports, concentrating on the football and basketball programs of the top one hundred or so schools in Division I, focusing on the impact of commercialization on both the sports and the educational standards of the institutions.

Presents differing opinions on the benefits of sports, the treatment of college athletes, racial discrimination and sexual equality in sports, and other related topics.

Examines the science and ethics of stem cell research. Covers the different types of stem cells, how they are studied, and their medical uses. Discusses ethical and legal issues as well as unrealistic expectations of research.

Debunks myths associated with American intercollegiate athletics and amateurism, character building, university budgets, and gender equality.

Discusses the extermination of Jews, Gypsies, and handicapped persons by the Nazi government prior to and during World War II.