| Sex, Discrimination, and Violence: Surprising and Unpopular Results in Applied Ethics Contributor(s): Kershnar, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761847995 ISBN-13: 9780761847991 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $53.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 179 |
| LCCN: 2009932198 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.61 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sex, Discrimination, and Violence is about how the systematic application of some basic principles of applied ethics yields some surprising and very unpopular results. In particular, Stephen Kershnar investigates three areas: sex, discrimination, and violence. In his discussion of sex, he concludes that adult-child sex is not always wrong and that it is not clear that watching rape pornography is bad for the viewer. When discussing discrimination, Kershnar argues for the following startling conclusions: persons of different races on average differ in their value, professional schools may and probably should discriminate against women, and equal opportunity is not worth pursuing. In his discussion of violence, he contends that in some cases governments are morally permitted to use torture in order to interrogate suspected terrorists and may assassinate foreign leaders. These controversial conclusions will no doubt spur animated and thoughtful discussion amongst readers. |