MORALITY USA by Ellen G. Friedman, Professor Corinne Squire ( 9780816627493 )

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Title:

MORALITY USA

By:

Ellen G. Friedman, Professor Corinne Squire

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0816627495

ISBN 13:

9780816627493

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS

Pub. date:

1 July, 1998

Pages:

288

Description:

Asserts that moral diversity cannot, and should not, be suppressed. This text calls for recognition of the multiplicity of moral structures that exist in the US. It argues that morality should be thought of as local and contingent, a product of argument and compromise, not as a self-evident truth.

Synopsis:

A woman becomes pregnant through in vitro fertilization by her son-in-law so her infertile daughter will have a child to raise. Is this arrangement the epitome of mother love, a perversion of family structure, or a rational solution to a medical dilemma? At the end of the 20th century, this kind of ethical uncertainty is found everywhere. "Morality USA" charts our confusion, untangling conflicting traditions and exploring our culture's moral ambiguity. "Moral USA" asserts that moral diversity cannot, and should not, be suppressed. It calls for recognition of the multiplicity of moral structures that exist in the United States and argues that we need to think about morality as local, contingent, and revisable, a product of argument and compromise, not as a self-evident truth or the self-interest of the powerful. Controversial and comprehensive, "Morality USA" defines the moral zeitgeist in ways that will spark debate and contemplation across the political and social spectrum.

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Imprint:

University of Minnesota Press

Returns:

Returnable

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