Moral Issues in Global Perspective [Paperback]

Christine Koggel (Editor), Christine M. Koggel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 1999

'Moral Issues in Global Perspective' seeks to challenge standard approaches to morality and moral issues shaped by Western liberal theory and to extend the inquiry beyond the context of North America. It includes critiques of traditional liberal accounts of rights, justice, and moral values that raise questions about the treatment of disadvantaged groups within liberal societies as well as in other societies and across societies. It covers a broader range of issues and arguments than most textbooks on practical ethics. It incorporates work by race, class, feminist, and disability theorists that provides new perspectives on issues such as reproduction, euthanasia, censorship, and the environment. The collection places moral issues in a global context by providing selections by moral and political theorists from many different parts of the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a spectacular collection of essays...enlarge the discussion of various moral issues by including previously silent (in some cases silenced) voices..." -- Keith Burgess-Jackson, The University of Texas at Arlington

From the Back Cover

Now available in three thematic volumes, the second edition of Moral Issues in Global Perspective is a collection of the newest and best articles on current moral issues by moral and political theorists from around the globe. Each volume seeks to challenge the standard approaches to morality and moral issues shaped by Western liberal theory and to extend the inquiry beyond the context of North America. Covering a broad range of issues and arguments, this collection includes critiques of traditional liberal accounts of rights, justice, and moral values, while raising questions about the treatment of disadvantaged groups within and across societies affected by globalization. Providing new perspectives on issues such as war and terrorism, reproduction, euthanasia, censorship, and the environment, each volume of Moral Issues in Global Perspective incorporates work by race, class, feminist, and disability theorists. Moral and Political Theory, the first of the three volumes, surveys a number of traditional Western liberal approaches to moral theory, human rights, justice, and democracy, as well as contemporary critiques of these approaches. With nineteen new essays, three of which were written especially for this edition, this volume covers the necessary theories for understanding moral issues in a global context. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Broadview Press; 1 edition (June 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551111861
• ISBN-13: 978-1551111865
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)