Contributor
Bedau, Hugo Adam.
Edition Statement:6th ed.
Imprint:Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2002.
Descriptionxxxviii, 934 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Part One: Critical thinking and reading. 1. Critical thinking ; 2. Critical reading: getting started ; 3. Critical reading: getting deeper into arguments -- Part Two: Critical writing. 4. Writing an analysis of an argument ; 5. Developing an argument of your own ; 6. Using sources -- Part Three: Further views on argument. 7. A philosopher's view: the Toulmin model ; 8. A logician's view: deduction, induction, fallacies ; 9. A moralist's view: ways of thinking ethically ; 10. A lawyer's view: steps toward civic literacy ; 11. A psychologist's view: Rogerian argument ; 12. A literary critic's view: arguing about literature -- Part Four: Current issues: Occasions for debate. 13. Abortion: whose right to life is it anyway? ; 14. Affirmative action: is it fair? ; 15. Gay marriages: should they be legalized? ; 16. Gun control: would it really help? ; 17. Sex education: should condoms be distributed in schools? ; 18. Women in the military: what is their role, if any? -- Part Five: Current issues: casebooks. 19. Business ethics: Do corporations have a social responsibility? ; 20. The death penalty: can it ever be justified? ; 21. Drugs: should their sale and use be legalized? ; 22. Euthanasia: should doctors intervene at the end of life? ; 23. Juvenile crime: how should society respond? ; 24. Privacy: what are its limits? ; 25. Sexual harassment: is there any doubt about what it is? ; 26. Video violence: do children need to be protected? -- Part Six: Enduring questions: essays, stories, poems, and a play. 27. What is the ideal society? ; 28. How free is the will of the individual within society? ; 29. What are the grounds of religious faith?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
