Mappes, Thomas A.

Social ethics : morality and social policy / Thomas A. Mappes, Jane S. Zembaty. - 7th ed. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xi, 579 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part one: Life-and-death issues: 1. Abortion - 2. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide - 3. The death penalty -- Part two: Liberty issues: 4. Sex and marriage - 5. Pornography, hate speech, and censorship - 6. Drug control and addiction - 7. Terrorism, human rights, and civil liberties -- Part three: Justice issues: 8. Social and economic justice - 9. World hunger and poverty -- Part four: Planetary issues: 10. Animals - 11. The environment.

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Social ethics.


United States--Social policy.
United States--Moral conditions.

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