Problems in Applied Ethics: An Introduction to Contemporary Debates - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350452173 ISBN 13: 9781350452176

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2026

Synopsis

Problems in Applied Ethics takes a pro and con approach to both perennial and contemporary topics in applied ethics.

Each chapter addresses a crucial moral issue such as: Abortion, capital punishment, animal rights, human genome editing, reparations, and same-sex marriage. Contemporary philosophers with opposing viewpoints are then paired together to argue their position and raise problems with conflicting standpoints. Alongside an up-to-date introduction to a core ethical stance, each contributor provides a critical response to their opponent and clear explanation of their view.

Discussion questions are included at the beginning of each essay and the end of each chapter to guide further reflection.

With chapters ranging from why euthanasia is right or wrong to what obligations we have to animals and should drugs be legalized, this introduction covers questions lying at the heart of debates about what is and is not morally permissible.

About this title

About the Author

Steven B. Cowan is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) and Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (Zondervan, 2004); the co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (Broadman & Holman, 2009); and co-editor (with James Spiegel) of Idealism and Christian Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2016).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350452173
• ISBN 13: 9781350452176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Cowan Steven B.