In this important and engaging volume, international scholars
present opposing viewpoints to debate ten of the most important
issues in contemporary social philosophy.
* * Provides an original analysis of some of society’s most
pressing issues
* Written by an outstanding cast of international scholars
* Issues covered include the nature of freedom, the limits of
religious tolerance, affirmative action, parenting, the death
penalty, privacy, violence, world hunger, social diversity,
homosexuality, and abortion
* Invites the reader to participate in the exchange of
arguments
Jadual kandungan
Acknowledgments vii
Notes on Contributors viii
Introduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy 1
Laurence Thomas
Equality 17
1 Freedom and Money 19
G. A. Cohen
2 The Meanings of Freedom 43
Leif Wenar
The Family 55
3 The Good and Bad Family 57
Rosalind Hursthouse
4 Family Resemblances 69
Elizabeth F. Cohen
Sexual Rights 77
5 Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles 79
John Corvino
6 Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse 94
Christopher Wolfe
Abortion and The Limits of Freedom 111
7 The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal 113
Anne Fagot-Largeault
8 Abortion and Moral Repugnancy 122
Laurence Thomas
Privacy 129
9 Privacy 131
John Deigh
10 Privacy’s Value 146
Terrance Mc Connell
Religious Tolerance 153
11 In Defense of Religious Toleration 155
Philip L. Quinn
12 Does Religious Toleration Make Any Sense? 171
Thomas Christiano
Diversity 191
13 Ethnicity, Disunity, and Equality 193
Lawrence Blum
14 Diversity Limited 212
David Benatar
Racial Integration 227
15 The Future of Racial Integration 229
Elizabeth Anderson
16 When Turnabout Is Not Fair Play 250
Carl Cohen
Scarce Resources 261
17 Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources 263
F. M. Kamm
18 Locke’s Defense of Preferential Treatment 279
Bernard R. Boxill
Violence 297
19 Psychological Violence and Institutional Racism: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders 299
Howard Mc Gary
20 Mc Gary’s Striking Claim and the Roles of Self-Deception, Acquiescence, and Complicity 312
B. C. Postow
Index 317
Mengenai Pengarang
Laurence Thomas is Professor in the departments of Philosophy and Political Science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where he is also a member of the Center for European Studies. He is the author of over fifty articles and four books, Living Morally: A Psychology of Moral Character (1989), Vessels of Evil: American Slavery and the Holocaust (1993), Sexual Orientation and Human Rights (with Michael Levin, 1999) and The Family and the Political Self (2006). His articles on moral theory and social philosophy have been widely anthologized.
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