Recent decades have witnessed profound shifts in the politics of medicine and the biological
sciences. Members of several professions, including philosophers, lawyers and social …

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought
into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into …

What does the idea of taking'the point of view of the universe'tell us about ethics? The great
nineteenth-century utilitarian Henry Sidgwick used this metaphor to present what he took to …

Transhumanism is a loosely defined movement that has developed gradually over the past
two decades. It promotes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and evaluating the …

Abortion is largely accepted even for reasons that do not have anything to do with the fetus'
health. By showing that (1) both fetuses and newborns do not have the same moral status as …

In this 2002 book, Anna Elisabetta Galeotti examines the most intractable problems which
toleration encounters and argues that what is really at stake is not religious or moral …

What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say that someone is"
dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of the classic philosophical questions …

First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern has become a classic in the
relatively new field of environmental ethics. Examining traditional attitudes toward nature …

Can a child sue its parents for having been born handicapped? Have people living in the
present any moral obligation to future generations and populations, including the obligation …

The central thesis of philosopher David Boonin is that the moral case against abortion can
be shown to be unsuccessful on terms that critics of abortion can and do accept. Critically …