{"product_id":"9781118479391","title":"Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Debates in Applied Ethics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew I. Cohen | Christopher Heath Wellman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in an updated edition with fresh perspectives on high-profile ethical issues such as torture and same-sex marriage, this collection pairs cogently argued essays by leading philosophers with opposing views on fault-line public concerns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevised and updated new edition with six new pairs of essays on prominent contemporary issues including torture and same-sex marriage, and a survey of theories of ethics by Stephen Darwall\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeading philosophers tackle colleagues with opposing views in contrasting essays on core issues in applied ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal semester-length course text certain to generate vigorous discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew I. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University, USA, and Director of its Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics. His published work focuses on rights theory and political philosophy and includes co-editorship of this volume's first edition (Blackwell, 2005). Professor Cohen is currently researching issues concerning reparations and public contrition for past injustices that in many cases continue to inflame geopolitical sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Heath Wellman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. A specialist in the ethical aspects of political and legal philosophy, his books include the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLiberal Rights and Responsibilities: Debating the Ethics of Immigration\u003c\/i\u003e (due for publication in 2013), and \u003ci\u003eA Liberal Theory of International Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (2009, with Andrew Altman), in addition to co-editing the first edition of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118479391\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e472\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311315120268,"sku":"9781118479391","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118479391_e1a24eff-9f2a-4d80-ad7a-9abde010e94b.jpg?v=1780153182","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118479391","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}