Problems in Applied Ethics

Table of ContentsContributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction Steven B. Cowan
1. Abortion
A Case for the Moral Permissibility of Abortion Amy Berg
Unborn Human Beings Have Fundamental Rights Patrick Lee
Responses
Leeâs Response to Berg on Abortion
Bergâs Response to Lee on Abortion
For Further Reading

2. Physician Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
The Case for Mercy Killing and Physician-Assisted Suicide Arthur Schafer
Against Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Scott Rae
Responses
Raeâs Response to Schafer on Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Schaferâs Response to Rae on Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
For Further Reading

3. Capital Punishment
The Case for Capital Punishment Joseph M. Bessette and Edward Feser
Against the Death Penalty Lloyd Steffen
Responses
Steffenâs Response to Bessette and Feser on Capital Punishment
Bessetteâs and Feserâs Response to Steffen on Capital Punishment
For Further Reading

4. Human Genome Editing
The Case in Favor of Intentional Genetic Modification Colin Farrelly
Human Genetic Enhancement: A Bridge Too Far C. Ben Mitchell
Responses
Mitchellâs Response to Farrelly on Human Genome Editing
Farrellyâs Response to Mitchell on Human Genome Editing
For Further Reading

5. Right to Healthcare
Stability, Liberty, and the Right to Health Care Robert C. Hughes
There Is No Right to Healthcare Trevor Burrus

Responses
Burrusâs Response to Hughes on the Right to Healthcare
Hughesâs Response to Burrus on the Right to Healthcare
For Further Reading

6. Vaccine Mandates
For Vaccine Mandates Shlomo Cohen
Against Vaccine Mandates Gabriel A. Moens
Responses
Moensâs Response to Cohen on Vaccine Mandates
Cohenâs Response to Moens on Vaccine Mandates
For Further Reading

7. Animal Rights
A Non-Consequentialist Defense of Animal Rights Molly Gardner
Animal Ethics and the Substance View Bruce P. Blackshaw
Responses
Blackshawâs Response to Gardner on Animal Rights
Gardnerâs Response to Blackshaw on Animal Rights
For Further Reading
8. Immigration/Open Borders
A Case for Immigration Michael Huemer
On the Incoherence of Libertarian Open Borders Theory Daniel Demetriou
Responses
Demetriouâs Response to Huemer on Immigration and Open Borders
Huemerâs Response to Demetriou on Immigration and Open Borders
For Further Reading

9. Gun Control
There is No Right to Own a Gun for Self-Defense Nicholas Dixon
The Right to Bear Arms Benjamin L. Mabry
Responses
Mabryâs Response to Dixon on Gun Control
Dixonâs Response to Mabry on Gun Control
For Further Reading

10. War and Peace
War Can Be Morally Justified Steven B. Cowan
Pacifism and Peacemaking Timothy Paul Erdel
Responses
Erdelâs Response to Cowan on War and Peace
Cowanâs Response to Erdel on War and Peace
For Further Reading

11. Reparations
For Reparations for Past Injustices Federico Lenzerini
The Case Against Slavery Reparations Andrew Bernstein
Responses
Bernsteinâs Response to Lenzerini on Reparations
Lenzeriniâs Response to Bernstein on Reparations
For Further Reading

12. Free Speech
Free Speech Absolutism Onkar Ghate
There Should Be Legal Limits to Free Speech Andrei Bespalov
Responses
Bespalovâs Response to Ghate on Free Speech
Ghateâs Response to Bespalov on Free Speech
For Further Reading
13. Same Sex Marriage
Against Same-sex Marriage James S. Spiegel
A Case for Same-Sex Marriage Christopher Arroyo
Responses
Arroyoâs Response to Spiegel on Same-sex Marriage
Spiegelâs Response to Arroyo on Same-sex Marriage
For Further Reading

14. Transgender Rights
The Case for Trans Rights Jasper Heaton
Against Transgender Rights David S. Crawford
Responses
Crawfordâs Response to Heaton on Transgender Rights
Heatonâs Response to Crawford on Transgender Rights
For Further Reading

15. Drug Legalization
For Drug Legalization Chris Meyers
Eat, Drink, and Be Sober: The Case for Drug Prohibition Timothy Hsiao
Responses
Hsiaoâs Response to Meyers on Drug Legalization
Meyersâs Response to Hsiao on Drug Legalization
For Further Reading

Index