The Ethics of the Family

Our families are our first and most important ethical training grounds. But what is the family? And what are our ethical commitments to our family members and to the broader moral community? After a brief introductory chapter on basic ethical concepts and theories, the essays in this volume provide readers with ethical analyses of issues ranging from same-sex marriage to a controversial proposal to license parents. The chapters cover love, sex, marriage, parents and children, the relationship between the family and the larger moral community, and the influence of emerging technologies on the ethical issues inherent in family life. The volume is intended to open up this exciting territory in applied ethics to those interested in philosophy, family studies, social work, and to anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the ethical forces at work in this most basic social institution.

Author: Linda Oravecz
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 450
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.90w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781443820578

About the Author
Stephen Scales is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. Dr Scales received his BA in Liberal Arts from The New School for Social Research in 1986, and earned his PhD in philosophy from The University of California, San Diego in 1995. Dr Scales currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. He has published on family ethics and ethics pedagogy. Linda Oravecz is Assistant Professor in Family Studies and Community Development at Towson University. Her research interests include family and community violence, ethnic families and family policy. Adam Potthast is Assistant Professor of Professional Ethics at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri, where he teaches courses in ethics, political philosophy, and the meaning of life. He also co-wrote Ethics for Dummies (forthcoming June 2010) with Christopher Panza of Drury University.


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