Sex, Discrimination, and Violence Surprising

This book is about how the systematic application of some basic principles of applied ethics yields some surprising and very unpopular results. In particular, Kershnar investigate three areas: sex, discrimination, and violence. These controversial conclusions will no doubt spur animated and thoughtful discussion amongst readers.

Stephen Kershnar is a professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia and also an attorney. His research focuses on applied ethics and political philosophy. He has written on such diverse topics as affirmative action, abortion, punishment, pornography, God interrogational torture, the most valuable player in professional sports, hell, discrimination against women, and Batman.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Sex
The Moral Status of Harmless Adult-Child Sex	p. 1
Is Violation Pornography Bad for Your Soul?	p. 21
Discrimination
Intrinsic Moral Value and Racial Differences	p. 41
For Discrimination Against Women	p. 59
Why Equal Opportunity is not a Valuable Goal	p. 87
Immigrants and Welfare	p. 103
Violence
For Interrogational Torture	p. 123
The Moral Argument for a Policy of Assassination	p. 143
Index	p. 165
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Sex, Discrimination, and Violence Surprising and Unpopular Results in Applied Ethics

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