Broadview Press Inc Moral Matters

Product Description Moral Matters provides a concise look at ethical issues such as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. It provides a set of views from the perspective of a leading libertarian thinker and aims to provoke thought and discussion.' Review "Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. ... Many of the arguments are as well put as I've seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified." -- David Schmidtz, University of Arizona "A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches." -- Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University "Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics." -- Susan Dimock, York University From the Back Cover Moral Matters is a concise and accessible look at such ethical issues as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. It provides a focused set of views from the unified perspective of one of North America's leading libertarian thinkers, and aims to provoke thought and discussion as well as to enrich understanding. For the new edition the text has been revised throughout, the introduction has been greatly expanded, and a new chapter on environmental issues has been added. About the Author Jan Narveson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, is also the author of Morality and Utility and The Libertarian Idea.