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435 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
On existence: The meaningfulness of lives /Todd May -- There is no theory of everything /Simon Critchley -- The light at the end of suffering /Peg O'Connor -- Being there: Heidegger on why our presence matters /Lawrence Berger -- Against invulnerability /Todd May -- Why life is absurd /Rivka Weinberg -- A life beyond "do what you love" /Gordon Marino -- On human nature: Evolution and our inner conflict /Edward O. Wilson -- Learning how to die in the anthropocene /Roy Scranton -- Is pure altruism possible? /Judith Lichtenberg -- Moral camouflage or moral monkeys? /Peter Railton -- How should we respond to "evil"? /Steven Paulikas -- The moral logic of survivor guilt /Nancy Sherman -- How to live without irony /Christy Wampole -- Deluded individualism /Firmin DeBrabander -- On morality: The dangers of happiness /Carl Cederström -- Are we ready for a "morality pill"? /Peter Singer and Agata Sagan -- Why our children don't think there are moral facts /Justin P. McBrayer -- Morals without God? /Frans de Waal -- The dangers of certainty: a lesson from Auschwitz /Simon Critchley -- Confessions of an ex-moralist /Joel Marks -- The maze of moral relativism /Paul Boghossian -- Can moral disputes be resolved? /Alex Rosenberg --Moral dispute or cultural difference? /Carol Rovane -- On religion: Navigating past nihilism /Sean D. Kelly -- Does it matter whether God exists? /Gary Gutting -- Good minus God /Louise M. Antony -- Pascal's wager 2.0 /Gary Gutting -- The sacred and the humane /Anat Biletzki -- Why God is a moral issue /Michael Ruse -- The rigor of love /Simon Critchley -- God is a question, not an answer /William Irwin -- What's wrong with blasphemy? /Andrew F. March -- On government: Questions for free-market moralists /Amia Srinivasan -- Is our patriotism moral? /Gary Gutting -- The irrationality of natural life sentences /Jennifer Lackey -- Spinoza's vision of freedom, and ours /Steven Nadler -- If war can have ethics, Wall Street can, too /Nathaniel B. Davis -- The moral hazard of drones /John Kaag and Sarah Kreps -- Reasons for reason /Michael P. Lynch --On citizenship: The morality of migration /Seyla Benhabib -- What do we owe each other? /Aaron James Wendland -- Can refugees have human rights? /Omri Boehm -- Dependents of the state /Amia Srinivasan -- Is voting out of self-interest wrong? /Gary Gutting -- |
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On violence: -- Philosophizing with guns /Simone Gubler -- A crack in the stoic's armor /Nancy Sherman -- Who needs a gun? /Gary Gutting -- The freedom of an armed society /Firmin DeBrabander -- Is American nonviolence possible? /Todd May -- On race: Walking while black in the "white gaze" /George Yancy -- Race, truth and our two realities /Chris Lebron -- Getting past the outrage on race /Gary Gutting -- Philosophy's Western bias /Justin E.H. Smith -- Dear White America /George Yancy -- Of cannibals, kings and culture: the problem of ethnocentricity /Adam Etinson -- What, to the black American, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? /Chris Lebron -- Is real inclusiveness possible? /Justin E.H. Smith -- On women: When prostitution is nobody's business /Laurie Shrage -- On abortion and defining a "person" /Gary Gutting -- Girlfriend, mother, professor? /Carol Hay -- The disappearing woman /Rae Langton -- A feminist Kant /Carol Hay -- On family: Think before you breed /Christine Overall -- Is forced fatherhood fair? /Laurie Shrage -- "Mommy wars" redux: a false conflict /Amy Allen -- The end of "marriage" /Laurie Shrage -- My parents' mixed messages on the Holocaust /Jason Stanley -- On eating: The meat eaters /Jeff McMahan -- If peas can talk, should we eat them? /Michael Marder -- When vegans won't compromise /Bob Fischer and James McWilliams -- The enigma of animal suffering /Rhys Southan -- On the future: Is humanity getting better? /Leif Wenar -- Should this be the last generation? /Peter Singer -- What do we owe the future? /Patricia I. Vieira and Michael Marder -- The importance of the afterlife. Seriously. /Samuel Scheffler -- Accepting the past, facing the future /Todd May. |
| Summary |
Since 2010, The Stone-the immensely popular, award-winning philosophy series in The New York Times-has revived and reinterpreted age-old inquires to speak to our modern condition. This new collection of essays from the series does for modern ethics what The Stone Reader did for modern philosophy. New York Times editor Peter Catapano and best-selling author and philosopher Simon Critchley have curated an unparalleled collection that illuminates just how imperative ethical thinking is in our day-to-day life. Like its predecessor, Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments explores long-standing ethical and moral issues in light of our most urgent dilemmas. Divided into twelve sections, the book opens with a series of broad arguments on existence, human nature and morality. Indeed, “big” questions of the human condition are explored by some of our best-known and most accomplished living philosophers: What is the meaning of our existence? Should we really “do what we love”? How should we respond to evil? Is pure altruism possible? Along with these examinations of timeless moral conundrums, readers will find arguments in the more contentious areas of religion and government: Can we have a moral life without God? Does it really matter if God exists? Is patriotism moral? Accessible and provocative, these pieces expose the persistence of the most basic themes and questions of moral and ethical life. Many of the essays stress the crucial importance of directly engaging the most pressing moral dilemmas in modern life. Should we be the last generation, knowing all the harm we've done to our planet? Should we embrace our inner carnivores, or swear off all animal products? From gun control and drone warfare to the morals of marriage and reproduction, readers will view familiar debates in new, surprising lights. The editors have meticulously arranged this book to reflect a wide range of perspectives, voices and rhetorical strategies. By directly addressing some of the most complex and troubling issues we face today-racial discrimination, economic inequality, immigration, citizenship and more-the volume reveals the profound power of ethics in shaping our perceptions of nearly every aspect of our lives. A jargon-free, insightful compendium, Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments offers a panoramic view of morality and is a critical addition to The Stone Reader that will energize and enliven the world of ethical thought in both the classroom and everyday American life. |
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Ethics, Modern -- 21st century.
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Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Ethics.
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Catapano, Peter, editor.
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Critchley, Simon, 1960- editor.
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New York times.
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Stone reader. Selections.
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| ISBN |
9781631492983 (hardcover) |
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1631492985 (hardcover) |
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