social ethics

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social ethics

Moral politics

how liberals and conservatives think
2002
Examines the adverse and sometimes antagonistic views of liberals and conservatives over issues such as taxes, abortion, and social problems, and maintains that the core of these differences arise from varying conceptions of morality and family life.

Critical reasoning in ethics

a practical introduction
1999
An introduction to the role of critical thinking in ethics that outlines how to understand and evaluate ethical arguments, how to make well-reasoned decisions, and how to think fairly about and discuss ethical issues.

Rights to responsibility

multiple approaches to developing character and community
1997

India, a civilization of differences

the ancient tradition of universal tolerance
2005
Studies the Hindu caste system in India, and argues that it is a natural ordering of diversity, where differences are accepted instead of ignored.

Taking sides

2004
Contains readings which reflect a variety of viewpoints on nineteen moral issues,,including human cloning, payment for body parts, racial preferences in college admissions, and other contoversial topics.

Cheating

2010
A collection of thirteen essays in which people recount their experiences with cheating and describe how it impacted their lives and careers.

Taking sides

1996
A collection of pro and con articles on controversial moral issues such as hate speech, homosexuality, pornography, abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia.

Thorny issues

how ethics and morality affect the way we live
1981
Analyzes our ideas of morality and ethics and considers social issues such as human rights, war, and capital punishment and ethics in medicine, business, journalism, and other fields.

The best advice I ever got

lessons from extraordinary lives
2011
The anchor of CBS evening news collects the best life tips from a host of accomplished leaders, thinkers, artists and others, including Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Mario Batali, Colin Powell, Barbara Walters, Google's Eric Schmidt, and Mike Bloomberg.

We live here too!

kids talk about good citizenship
2003
Uses an advice-column format to define citizenship and explain how it can be demonstrated or used in daily situations.

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