Contemporary Moral Problems

This page has links to web resources on the topics we are taking up in Philosophy 355, along with some general applied ethics web links.

A course materials page for Philosophy 355 has links to syllabi, course assignments, and lecture notes.

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General Applied Ethics Web Resources

• Ethics Updates Applied Ethics Links
• W. Maurice Young Cenre for Applied Ethics at University of British Columbia
• DePaul University Institute for Business and Professional Ethics

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Links to Topics for Philosophy 355

  Ethical Treatment of Animals

• Robert Nozick, “Moral Constraints and Animals”
• Peter Singer, “Do Animals Feel Pain?
• American Psychological Association’s Standards for the Care and Use of Animals
• Animal Welfare Act
• National Wildlife Federation
• Animal Legal Defense Fund
• Critiques of Animal Rights
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

       Ethics and the Environment

• Ethics Updates’ Environmental Ethics Page
• University of North Texas Center for Environmental Philosophy
• Yahoo Environmental Ethics Links
• Endangered Species Home Page
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Program
  

      World Hunger

• Hunger Web
• Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, Hunger and Public Action
• The Hunger Site
• Oxfam International
• NetAid

Abortion

• Ethics’ Updates Abortion Page
• Papal Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth
• Supreme Court Decisions on Abortion
• Partial-Birth Abortion, “All Sides”
• National Abortion Rights League
• Michigan Right to Life

Euthanasia

• Ethics Updates Euthanasia Page
• Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act

Gender

• Ethics Updates’ Gender Page
• Domestic Violence Facts
• Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
• Family and Medical Leave Act

       Race and Racial Justice

• Ethics Updates’ Race Page
• Supreme Court Civil Rights Cases
• CMU English Server Materials on Race
• Test Your Implicit Psychological Associations Concerning Race

       Affirmative Action

• Information on UM Admissions Suits
• Report to President Clinton on Affirmative Action
• Washington Post Materials on Affirmative Action
• The Bakke Case (including RealAudio of oral arguments)
• Supreme Court Cases on Affirmative Action

       Sexual Orientation

• Ethics Updates’ Sexual Orientation Page
• New Zealand Human Rights Act Re: Sexual Orientation
• A Christian Critique of Homosexuality
• American Psychological Association Statement on Homosexuality
• Vatican Documents Concerning Homosexuality
• Homosexuality and Islam
• UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Affairs Office Home Page

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