{"product_id":"philosophy-ethics-and-public-policy-andrew-cohen-9780415814171","title":"Philosophy, Ethics, and Public Policy: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a policy work? What should policies attempt to do, and what \u003ci\u003eought\u003c\/i\u003e they not do? These questions are at the heart of both policy-making and ethics. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Ethics and Public Policy: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eexamines these questions and more. Andrew I. Cohen uses contemporary examples and controversies, mainly drawn from policy in a North American context, to illustrate important flashpoints in ethics and public policy, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epublic policy and globalization: sweatshops; medicine and the developing world; immigration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emarriage, family and education: same-sex marriage; women and the family; education and Intelligent Design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ejustifying and responding to state coercion: torture; reparations and restorative justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ethics of the body and commodification: the human organ trade, and factory farming of animals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter illustrates how ethics offers ways of prioritizing some policy alternatives and imagining new ones. Reflecting on various themes in globalization, markets, and privacy, the chapters are windows to enduring significant debates about what states may do to shape our behavior. Overall, the book will help readers understand how ethics can frame policymaking, while also suggesting that sometimes the best policy is no policy. Including annotated further reading, this is an excellent introduction to a fast-growing subject for students in Philosophy, Public Policy, and related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415814170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415814171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1512","brand":"Andrew Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086656647423,"sku":"9780415814171","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fca1be0-06e3-4b6b-be63-650a889f4741.jpg?v=1769095853","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-ethics-and-public-policy-andrew-cohen-9780415814171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}