Moral Issues in Global Perspective - Volume 1: Moral and Political Theory - Second Edition: Moral and Political Theory

Table of Contents:
Preface CHAPTER ONE: MORALITY Introduction Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals Immanuel Kant Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Ethics: The We and the I V.F. Cordova What does the Different Voice Say? Gilligan’s Women and Moral Philosophy Margaret Urban Walker Changing Moral Values in Africa: An Essay in Ethical Relativism Egbeke Aja Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER TWO: HUMAN RIGHTS Introduction Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations Human Rights: A Western Construct with Limited Applicability Adamantia Pollis and Peter Schwab Globalization and Human Rights Jay Drydyk A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights Kenneth K. Inada Reconceiving Rights as Relationship Jennifer Nedelsky Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER THREE: JUSTICE A Theory of Justice John Rawls Libertarianism, Insurance Arguments, and General State Welfare Richard A. Garner Care and Justice in the Global Context Virginia Held Confucianism, Globalisation and the Idea of Universalism A.T. Nuyen Women, Citizenship and Difference Nira Yuval-Davis Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER FOUR: DEMOCRACY Introduction Democracy, Philosophy, and Justification Amy Gutmann Confucian Value and Democratic Value Chenyang Li In Search of Islamic Constitutionalism Nadirsyah Hosen Democracy and Its Global Roots: Why Democratization is not the same as Westernization Amartya Sen The Influence of the Global Order on the Prospects for Genuine Democracy in the Developing Countries Thomas W. Pogge Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER FIVE: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS Introduction A Dialogue of the Deaf? New International Attitudes and the Death Penalty in America Stefanie Grant Child Labor and Global Inequality: Responsibilities and Policies Roland Pierik Reparations and Justice: The Case of Colonialism Kok-Chor Tan Justice for South Africa: Restorative Justice and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Jennifer Llewellyn Freedom and Democracy in Cuba: A Problem of Understanding Susan E. Babbitt Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER SIX: WAR AND TERRORISM The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success) Michael Walzer The Slippery Slope to Preventive War Neta C. Crawford A Requiem for Voicelessness: Pakistanis and Muslims in the US Asma Barlas Counter-Oppressive Terrorism Frank Cunningham Development and the “Global War on Terror” Antonio Tujan, Audrey Gaughran, and Howard Mollett Study Questions Suggested Readings Acknowledgements

About the Author :
Christine Koggel is a professor of philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. She is also the author of Perspectives on Equality: Constructing a Relational Theory (Rowman & Littlefield) and co-editor of Confidential Relationships: Psychoanalytic, Ethical and Legal Perspectives (Rodopi Press).

Review :
“The great ethical challenge of this century will be how we should live our lives in a global context. This intelligent and broad-ranging collection provides its readers with a rich introduction to a wide range of perspectives about how we might live together as global citizens. There is something here to unsettle everyone’s views about the great questions of the day. These volumes provide no simple answers, but they provoke all of us to reconceive our ethical commitments.” — Joan Tronto, Hunter College “Moral Issues in Global Perspective transforms the landscape for the study of ethics by challenging readers to connect the reality of globalization with the theory and practice of ethics. Volume I serves as a timely resource, combining high-caliber, challenging new articles with must-read classics. Koggel’s collection is sure to be a leader among the new generation of books in moral, social, and political philosophy.” — Sally Scholz, Villanova University