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Ethics In Action
A Case-Based Approach
Peggy Connolly (Author), David R. Keller (Author), Martin G. Leever (Author), Becky Cox White (Author)
9781405170970, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 19 December 2008
544 pages
24.6 x 17.3 x 2.9 cm, 0.948 kg
""An admirable feature is that most cases are entirely real, with facts backed up by copious." (The Philosopher, Autumn 2010) "For those tired of the usual text in moral or social problems, Ethics in Action offers a welcome vacation. While most of the topics are familiar (the environment, social relations, biomedical ethics, and so on), most of the cases in those sections are not. All the cases are interesting in themselves. No trolley problems here!" "This well-written book admirably shows how case-driven moral reasoning is a complex, sophisticated process, one grounded in a rational framework. Readers will learn much from the authors' approach and be deeply challenged by the cases." "This book provides an invaluable resource for classroom discussion. It is rich with examples that will draw students into a deeper exploration of theory. A must-have for anyone serious about teaching ethics."
- Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Christopher Meyers, Kegley Institute of Ethics
- Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College
Through the analysis of forty ethical dilemmas drawn from real-life situations, Ethics in Action guides the reader through a process of moral deliberation that leads to the resolution of a variety of moral dilemmas.
About the Authors xi Foreword by Robert F. Ladenson xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 Part I Ethical Reasoning 9 1 A Brief Overview of Basic Ethical Theory 11 2 A Framework for Moral Reasoning 50 Part II Cases and Commentaries 79 3 The Eye of the Beholder: Ethical Issues in the Arts 81 Case One: Monumental Controversies – The FDR Memorial 82 Case Two: Fire Sale – Destroying Privately Owned Works of Art 100 Case Three: What Price Immortality? – The Body Worlds Exhibition 112 Case Four: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers? – Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin 120 Case Five: Faux Paws – The Genetically Engineered Bunny 130 4 Green Achers: Ethical Issues and the Environment 132 Case Seven: Not in My Back Yard – Environmental Injustice and “Cancer Alley” 148 Case Eight: The Boiled Frog – Global Warming, US Interests, and Vulnerable Nations 164 Case Nine: A Gorilla on the Grill is Worth Two in the Bush – Wild Meat, Malnutrition, and Biological Conservation 179 Case Ten: Future Farmers – The Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of Genetically Modified Rice 186 Case Eleven: Till Rivers Run Dry – Mexican-American Water Politics 194 5 Plays Well With Others? Ethical Issues in Intra-social Conflicts 199 Case Twelve: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? – What Are Friends For? 200 Case Thirteen: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Healthcare Professionals – Recruiting Nurses from Developing Nations 209 Case Fourteen: Deadly Secrets – Releasing Confidential Medical Records to Law-Enforcement Officers 225 Case Fifteen: Perish the Thought! – Academic Affairs and “Community Values” 235 Case Sixteen: The Sound and the Fury – Noises and Neighbors 245 Case Seventeen: Shoot to Thrill – Gun Schools in the United States 250 6 Healthy, Wealthy and Whys: Ethical Issues in Healthcare 254 Case Eighteen: Whose Life Is It Anyway? – Collisions between Personal Conscience and Professional Obligations 255 Case Nineteen: Congratulations! Did You Have a Boy or a Girl? – Surgical Interventions on Infants with Disorders of Sex Development 270 Case Twenty: The Heart of the Matter – Who Decides When the Patient is Dead? 292 Case Twenty-one: Lip Service – Cosmetic Use of Cadaver Tissue 302 Case Twenty-two: Drug of Choice – Patients’ Access to Experimental Drugs 309 Case Twenty-three: A Fevered Hand on a Cooling Brow – The Nurse’s Role in Aid-in-dying 312 7 Business as Usual: Ethical Issues in the Marketplace 321 Case Twenty-four: Sale of a Lifetime – Ovum “Donation” 322 Case Twenty-five: Only God Can Make a Tree – Patenting Indigenous Plants 350 Case Twenty-six: Body Shop – International Trafficking in Human Organs 374 Case Twenty-seven: Straits of Strife – Japanese Whaling, Cultural Relativism, and International Politics 391 Case Twenty-eight: Big Pharma Wants You – Direct-to-consumer Advertising 399 Case Twenty-nine: This Gun’s For Hire – ExxonMobil and the Indonesian Military 405 8 Freedom From or Freedom To? Ethical Issues in Government 410 Case Thirty: Battle Scars – Suing the Government for Medical Malpractice 411 Case Thirty-one: Does the Past Mean Never Having to Say We’re Sorry? – Reparations and Apologies 429 Case Thirty-two: Words Fail – Institutional Responses to Creative Violence 434 Case Thirty-three: The Idealism of Youth – Civil Disobedience and the BYU Honor Code 442 Case Thirty-four: Britannia Waives the Rules – Collecting DNA on Arrestees 449 Case Thirty-five: Land of the Free – The Gun Ban at the University of Utah 456 9 School Days, School Daze: Ethical Issues in Education 463 Case Thirty-six: Sheepskin or Fleece? – Plagiarism in University Classrooms 464 Case Thirty-seven: Fire Up the Coffee Pot! Break Out the Ritalin! – Performance-enhancing Drugs in Academia 481 Case Thirty-eight: When an A is Not an A – Grade Inflation in Universities 491 Case Thirty-nine: Readin’, Writin’, and Rx-in’ – School Kids with Medical Needs 494 Case Forty: Promises, Promises – Selling Genetic Material for Institutional Gain 496 Part III The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl 503 10 History of the Ethics Bowl 505 11 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition 507 Preparation 507 12 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) Rules 510 Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Rules 510 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championship Rules (2008) 513
Peggy Connolly
David R. Keller
Eric H. Gampel
Case Six: All Used Up and Nowhere to Glow – Goshute Nuclear Waste Siting and Native American Sovereignty 133
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
