The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Public Policy [electronic resource] /
Boonin, David.editor.
This book brings together a large and diverse collection of philosophical papers addressing a wide variety of public policy issues. Topics covered range from long-standing subjects of debate such as abortion, punishment, and freedom of expression, to more recent controversies such as those over gene editing, military drones, and statues honoring Confederate soldiers. Part I focuses on the criminal justice system, including issues that arise before, during, and after criminal trials. Part II covers matters of national defense and sovereignty, including chapters on military ethics, terrorism, and immigration. Part III, which explores political participation, manipulation, and standing, includes discussions of issues involving voting rights, the use of nudges, and claims of equal status. Part IV covers a variety of issues involving freedom of speech and expression. Part V deals with questions of justice and inequality. Part VI considers topics involving bioethics and biotechnology. Part VII is devoted to beginning of life issues, such as cloning and surrogacy, and end of life issues, such as assisted suicide and organ procurement. Part VIII navigates emerging environmental issues, including treatments of the urban environment and extraterrestrial environments.
1. Introduction: Philosophers and Public Policy -- 2. Pretrial Detention and Moral Agency -- 3. Why Brain Images Should (Probably) Not be Used in U.S. Criminal Trials -- 4. A Defense of Jury Nullification -- 5. Mandatory Minimums and the War on Drugs -- 6. Criminal Punishment and Free Will -- 7. The Promise of Neuroscience for Law: Hope or Hype? -- 8. Feminism, Violence, and the State -- 9. Military Psychological Operations: Ethics and Policy Considerations -- 10. Against Interrogational Torture: Upholding a Troubled Taboo -- 11. The Use of Lethal Drones in the War on Terror -- 12. The Myth of Senseless Violence and the Problem of Terrorism -- 13. A Defense of Open Borders -- 14. Immigration Enforcement and Fairness to Would-Be Immigrants -- 15. Toward a Non-Ideal Approach to Immigration Justice -- 16. An Ethical Assessment of Actual Voter Behavior -- 17. Should Children Have the Right to Vote? -- 18. Nudges, Norms and Autonomy -- 19. Nudges and Other Moral Technologies in the Context of Power: Assigning and Accepting Responsibility -- 20. Public Policy and the Administrative Evil of Special Education -- 21. Manufacturing Monsters: Dehumanization and Public Policy -- 22. Is Religion Special? More Likely Than Not! -- 23. Animals and Political Standing -- 24. The Liberty of Thought and Discussion: Restatement and Implications -- 25. Free Speech and Discrimination in the Cake Wars -- 26. Whose Public? The Stakes of Citizens United -- 27. The Ethics of Racist Monuments -- 28. Free to Inquire: The Evolution-Creationism Controversy as a Test Case in Equal Time and Free Speech -- 29. Pedophilia and Computer-Generated Child Pornography -- 30. Does the ADA Discriminate Against Deaf People? -- 31. Principles of Distributive Justice -- 32. When Equality Matters -- 33. Feminism, Gender Inequality, and Public Policy -- 34. Understanding Effective Altruism and its Challenges -- 35. Economic Rent, Rent-Seeking Behavior, and the Case of Privatized Incarceration -- 36. Accounting for Intrinsic Values in the Federal Student Loan System -- 37. Borrowed Knowledge: Pedagogy and Student Debt in the Neoliberal University -- 38. Challenging the Therapy/Enhancement Distinction in CRISPR Gene Editing -- 39. CRISPR and the Ethics of Gene Drive in Mosquitoes -- 40. Enhancement and Cheating: Implications for Policy in Sport -- 41. Sexual Orientation Minority Rights and High-Tech Conversion Therapy -- 42. Why Policy Making Should Not Be Based on Evolutionary Accounts of Human Behavior -- 43. Exploitation and International Clinical Research: The Disconnect Between Goals and Policy -- 44. Mandating Data Exclusivity for Pharmaceuticals Through International Agreements: A Fair Idea? -- 45. Big Data: Ethical Considerations -- 46. Professionalism and the Ethics of Conscientious Objection Accommodation in Medicine -- 47. American Pragmatism, Disability, and the Politics of Resilience in Mental Health Education -- 48. Human Cloning: Stereotypes, Public Policy, and the Law -- 49. The Metaphysics of Surrogacy -- 50. Legislating Pain Capability: Sentience and the Abortion Debate -- 51. Welcoming the Unborn: Towards a Politics of Inclusion -- 52. Palliation and Medically Assisted Dying: A Case Study in the Use of Slippery Slope Arguments in Public Policy -- 53. "I Support the Right to Die. You Go First.": Bias and Physician-Assisted Suicide -- 54. Organ Procurement: The Ethical Obligation to Release Organs -- 55. Women, Land, and Eco-Justice -- 56. A Rights-Based Conception of The Precautionary Principle -- 57. Roles for Socially-Engaged Philosophy of Science in Environmental Policy -- 58. The Acceleration of Global Warming as a Crime Against Humanity: A Moral Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment -- 59. Environmental Civil Disobedience -- 60. Reliance Structures: How Urban Public Policy Shapes Human Agency -- 61. Toward a Galactic Common Good: Space Exploration Ethics.
This book brings together a large and diverse collection of philosophical papers addressing a wide variety of public policy issues. Topics covered range from long-standing subjects of debate such as abortion, punishment, and freedom of expression, to more recent controversies such as those over gene editing, military drones, and statues honoring Confederate soldiers. Part I focuses on the criminal justice system, including issues that arise before, during, and after criminal trials. Part II covers matters of national defense and sovereignty, including chapters on military ethics, terrorism, and immigration. Part III, which explores political participation, manipulation, and standing, includes discussions of issues involving voting rights, the use of nudges, and claims of equal status. Part IV covers a variety of issues involving freedom of speech and expression. Part V deals with questions of justice and inequality. Part VI considers topics involving bioethics and biotechnology. Part VII is devoted to beginning of life issues, such as cloning and surrogacy, and end of life issues, such as assisted suicide and organ procurement. Part VIII navigates emerging environmental issues, including treatments of the urban environment and extraterrestrial environments.
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