Clashing views on moral issues Satris, Stephen. text bibliography iau Dubuque, Iowa Dushkin/McGraw-Hill c2006 2006 10a ed. monographic eng

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xxii, 357 p. ; 24 cm. "... 36 essays, arranged in pro and con pairs, that address 18 controversial issues in morality and moral philosophy." Is moral relativism correct? -- Does morality need religion? --- Should the Navy assign servicewomen to submarine duty? -- Is abortion immoral? -- Must sex involve commitment? -- Should Congress be giving more financial support to abstinence-only sex education? -- Should human cloning be banned? -- Are government-supported faith-based charities a good idea? -- Should Congress allow the buying and selling of human organs? -- Should drugs be legalized -- Is affirmative action fair? -- Should the Supreme Court prohibit racial preferences in college admissions? -- Should same-sex marriage be allowed? -- Should hate-crime laws explicitly protected sexual orientation -- Should handguns be banned? -- Should the death penalty be abolished? -- Should physician-assisted suicide be legalized by the states? -- Is it morally permissible to eat meat? selected, edited, and with introductions by Stephen Satris. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Ethics Applied ethics Social ethics Ethics United States Social ethics BJ 1063 T136 2006 170 9780073129501 : 007312950X YHM 050919 20230410133050.0 46432