Internet References for: TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Moral Issues, 13e
Internet References for:
TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Moral Issues
Thirteenth Edition
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UNIT 1: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN MORALITY
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a very useful reference tool for the serious philosophy student. It
Containsan excellent collection of readings from classic philosophy texts and
Originalcontributions by professional philosophers around the Internet.
Ethics Updates
Ethics Updates is an online resource edited by Lawrence M. Hinman, a well
respectedethicist at the University of San Diego. The site includes definitions of
basic ideas, online articles, audio files, video files, discussion boards, and
sophisticatedsearch engines. There is a wide variety of subject matter, running
fromethical theory to applied ethics, and the site offers frequent opportunities
for userinput.
Internet Philosophical Resources on Moral Relativism
This Ethics Updates site contains discussion questions and Internet resources
devoted to moral, cultural, and ethical relativism.
UNIT 2: GENDER, SEX, AND REPRODUCTION
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
This is the home page of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action
League (NARAL), an organization that works to promote reproductive freedom
and dignity for women and their families.
Pro-Life Action League
This site is pro-life with respect to abortion, but some of the links also concern
euthanasia and related topics.
Pro-Life News
This site contains many links to news items and information on abortion,
euthanasia, etc.
Literature on Cloning and Reproductive Technologies
This Ethics Updates site contains many links to articles, interviews,
associations,and other resources that are concerned with cloning and
reproductivetechnologies.
UNIT 3: LAW AND SOCIETY
Drugs
The Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCN) sponsors this site of links to
drug policy organizations and studies.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site contains numerous useful
links.
Affirmative Action
A collection of sites dealing with affirmative action has been posted by Yahoo!
at:
Punishment and the Death Penalty
This Ethics Updates site contains discussion forums, court decisions, statistical
resources, and Internet resources on the death penalty.
Gun Control and Gun Rights
Numerous links regarding gun control and gun rites are on the following sites:
Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions
This Ethics Updates site contains discussion questions, court decisions,
Statisticalresources, and Internet resources on euthanasia and physician-
Assistedsuicide.
UNIT 4: HUMAN BEINGS AND OTHER SPECIES
Animal Rights and Vegetarianism
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