Morality and Global Justice: Justifications and Applications / Edition 1

by Michael Boylan

Overview

In this concise, single-authored text, renowned scholar and professor Michael Boylan examines the moral justifications underlying key global justice issues and provides students with the analytical tools to approach those issues critically. Introductory chapters establish a thorough but accessible foundation in theory and moral justification, and subsequent chapters apply those concepts to key areas of global concern: poverty; public health; race, gender, and sexual orientation; democracy and social/political dialog; globalization; the environment; war and terrorism; and immigrants and refugees. For easy reference and review, each chapter includes key terms, critical applied reasoning exercises (CARE), and problems and thought experiments perfect for class discussions or writing exercises. The appendix (Getting Involved) guides students in putting ethical principles to work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813344324
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael Boylan, Department of Philosophy, Marymount University, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Part 1 Global Metaethical Justification

Chapter 1 The Way People Think About Ethics and Social/Political Philosophy 5

Chapter 2 The Personal, Shared-Community, and Extended-Community Worldview Imperatives 19

Part 2 Normative Ethics in a Global Context

Chapter 3 The Foundation of Global Justice 33

Chapter 4 Human Rights 47

Chapter 5 Culture and Religion 57

Chapter 6 Justice, the State, and the World 67

Part 3 Applied Global Ethics

Chapter 7 Poverty 93

Chapter 8 Public Health 107

Chapter 9 Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation 119

Chapter 10 Democracy, and Social and Political Dialogue 135

Chapter 11 Globalization 147

Chapter 12 The Environment 159

Chapter 13 War and Terrorism 177

Chapter 14 Immigrants and Refugees 197

Appendix: How to Get Involved 207

Glossary 211

Index 221

Editorial Reviews

“Boylan makes a daring effort to take on the broad scope of global ethics in a manageable and comprehensive way. His introduction of the worldview imperatives in this context is imaginative and offers a way of engaging students while holding them accountable for their views.”
—Robert Paul Churchill, George Washington University

“Morality and Global Justice meets the challenge of combining traditional ethics and moral theory with contemporary global concerns … an excellent introduction for undergraduates and an engaging review for more advanced scholars.”
—Naomi Zack, University of Oregon

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