Applied ethics: an impartial introduction

Abstract

General Introduction -- Section 1 : Abortion -- The Sanctity of Life Argument -- The Future of Value Argument -- The Famous Violinist Argument -- Section 2 : Animal Ethics -- The Contractarian Argument -- Animal Welfare and Animal Rights -- Humane Farming -- Section 3 :Environmental Ethics -- Future Generations - Environmentalism -- Wild Animals -- Section 4 : Charitable Giving -- The Obligatory View -- The Supererogatory View -- Charity Skepticism -- Section 5 : Punishment -- Justifying Punishment, Part 1 -- Justifying Punishment, Part 2 -- Injustice and Abolition -- Section 6 : Disability -- What Is a Disability? -- The Mere-Difference View -- The Bad-Difference View