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ISBN 10: 013355662X
ISBN 13: 978-0133556629
Author: Bruce Waller
TENS: Facilitate honest, thoughtful and respectful consideration of controversial questions – Congenial Debates on Controversial Questions is designed to promote careful and vigorous yet congenial and respectful examination of a wide range of controversial ethical issues.
KEY TOPICS: Material on critical thinking – Introductory material on critical thinking, enhances cooperative critical thinking and avoids the destructive fallacies that promote acrimony rather than insight. The Straw Man fallacy – Every chapter notes Straw Man distortions on both sides of the controversy and discusses in detailed examinations the Straw Man fallacy and its destructiveness.
MARKET: For those interested in recognizing misinformation in controversial arguments, and creating a respectful dialogue of controversial issues.
Congenial Debates on Controversial Questions 1st Edition Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Confronting Controversies and Remaining Friends
Chapter Outline
- Why Are Debates So Angry?
- The Six Rules for Talking Together
- Listen Carefully
- Avoid Labels
- Reject the Strawman Fallacy
- Avoid the Ad Hominem Fallacy
- Be Wary of Golden Mean Solutions
- Look for the Positive
- Genuine Value Disagreements
- A Case Study in Congenial Conflict Resolution
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 2: Dubious Approaches to Thinking about Ethics
Chapter Outline
- Egoism
- Relativism
- Divine Command Theory
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 3: Some Useful Ways of Approaching Ethical Questions
Chapter Outline
- Ways of Thinking about Ethical Issues: Would You Like It If Everyone Did That?
- An Impartial Observer
- The Veil of Ignorance
- Both Feelings and Principles
- The Greatest Pleasure for the Greatest Number
- Taking a Narrower Perspective: From the Marketplace to the Family
- Do I Really Want To Be That Sort of Person?
- Can We Agree to Disagree?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 4: Abortion
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Legalized Abortion
- Arguments against Legalized Abortion
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 5: Capital Punishment
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Capital Punishment
- Arguments against Capital Punishment
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 6: Euthanasia
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments against Active Euthanasia
- Arguments in Favor of Active Euthanasia
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 7: Same-Sex Marriage
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments against Same-Sex Marriage
- Arguments in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 8: Immigration
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments for More Restrictive Immigration Policies
- Arguments for More Open Immigration Policies
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 9: Treatment of Animals
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments against Animal Rights
- Arguments in Favor of Animal Rights
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 10: Police Deception
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Deceptive Interrogation Techniques
- Arguments against Deceptive Interrogation Techniques
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 11: Jury Nullification
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Jury Nullification
- Arguments against Jury Nullification
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 12: Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized?
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments against Legalizing Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Arguments for Legalizing Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 13: Legacy Admissions
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Legacy Admissions
- Arguments against Legacy Admissions
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 14: Church and State Relations
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Strict Church–State Separation
- Arguments to Allow Some State Support for Religion
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 15: Patriotism
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Moderate Patriotism
- Arguments against Moderate Patriotism (in Favor of Cosmopolitanism)
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 16: Free Speech or Speech Codes?
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments in Favor of Unrestricted Free Speech
- Arguments in Favor of Speech Codes
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 17: Corporate Responsibility
Chapter Outline
- Strawman Distortions
- What Is the Common Ground?
- Arguments against Corporate Responsibility
- Arguments in Favor of Corporate Responsibility
- Where Do We Stand?
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
- MySearchLab Connections
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