Ethics and Social Concern, Volume Two

About the Book

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Ethics and Social Concern gives undergraduate students an overview of key issues in the three major fields of applied ethics: Business, Medicine, and Mass Media/Journalism. Anthony Serafini has collected the most poignant essays and articles by some of the most provocative philosophers and writers within these areas of applied ethics. Among the critical topics covered are:

• Should AIDS Victims BE Quarantined?
• Multinational Corporations
• In Vitro Fertilization and Feminist Ethics
• Whistleblowing: The Reporter’s Role
• Blackmailing
• Integrity in Journalism
• Confidential Sources
• The Profit Motive in Medicine

To help students see the common underlying ethical themes across these fields of inquiry, Serafini has written introductions to each section to ferret out the affinities and connections between the articles.

About the Author

Anthony Serafini is a professor of philosophy at Centenary College. In addition to a PhD in Philosophy, he has a degree in Biology. He has also run a business for several years, has worked as a newspaper editor, and has taught journalism at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His published essays and articles have appeared in professional journals as well as magazines such as Omni and Science. Another book by Serafini is Linus Pauling: A Man and His Science.