New essays in ethics and public policy
By: edited by Kai Nielsen and Steven C. Patten.
Contributors: Nielsen, Kai, 1926-; Patten, Steven C.
Series: Canadian journal of philosophy -- 8
Publisher: Canadian Association for Publishing in philosophy
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Guelph, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Ethics.; Social values.; Social policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Mechanics on duty / Arthur L. Caplan; title: The moral equivalence of action and omission / Judith Lichtenberg; title: Acts, omissions, and common sense morality / Laurence Thomas; title: Autonomy and paternalism / Robert Young; title: Paternalism and justification / James Woodward; title: The ethics of consent / John Kleinig; title: Rape and mens rea / M.T. Thornton; title: Moral contracts and the morality of abortion / A.T. Nuyen; title: Justification of excuse / Paul Woodruff; title: The right to know in the workplace / Ruth R. Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp; title: Commerce and selfishness / Richard J. Arneson.