*=New to this edition Acknowledgments Introduction: What''s Wrong with Arguing? PART 1. WHAT''S WRONG WITH KILLING? 1. Is Killing in War Wrong? Fullinwider and His Critics Robert K. Fullinwider, "War and Innocence" Critic Lawrence A. Alexander, "Self-Defense and the Killing of Noncombatants: A Reply to Fullinwider" 2. Is Euthanasia Wrong? Rachels and His Critics James Rachels, "Active and Passive Euthanasia" Critics Winston Nesbitt, "Is Killing No Worse Than Letting Die?" Roy W. Perrett, "Killing, Letting Die, and the Bare Difference Argument" 3. Is Abortion Wrong? Marquis and His Critics Don Marquis, "Why Abortion Is Immoral" Critics Gerald H.

Paske, "Abortion and the Neo-Natal Right to Life: A Critique of Marquis''s Futurist Argument" Alastair Norcross, "Killing, Abortion, and Contraception: A Reply to Marquis" Peter K. McInerney, "Does a Fetus Already Have a Future-Like-Ours?" Thomson and Her Critics Judith Jarvis Thomson, "A Defense of Abortion" Critics Baruch Brody, "Thomson on Abortion" Francis J. Beckwith, "Arguments from Bodily Rights: A Critical Analysis" 4. Is Killing Nonhuman Animals Wrong? Regan and His Critics Tom Regan, "The Case for Animal Rights" Critics Jan Narveson, "On a Case for Animal Rights" R.G. Frey, "Why Animals Lack Beliefs and Desires" R.G. Frey, "The Case Against Animal Rights" Alan White, "Rights" 5.

Is Failing to Contribute to Famine Relief Wrong? Singer and His Critics Peter Singer, "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" Critics John Arthur, "World Hunger and Moral Obligation: The Case Against Singer" Michael Slote, "Famine, Affluence, and Empathy" PART 2. WHAT''S WRONG WITH SEX? 6. Is Homosexuality Wrong? Levin and His Critics Michael Levin, "Why Homosexuality Is Abnormal" Critics Timothy F. Murphy, "Homosexuality and Nature: Happiness and the Law at Stake" 7. Is "Outing" Homosexuals Wrong? Mohr and His Critics Richard D. Mohr, "The Case for Outing" Critics James S. Stramel, "Outing, Ethics, and Politics: A Reply to Mohr" David J. Mayo and Martin Gunderson, "Privacy and the Ethics of Outing" 8.

Is Adultery Wrong? Wasserstrom and His Critics Richard Wasserstrom, "Is Adultery Immoral?" Critics Bonnie Steinbock, "Adultery" Don Marquis, "What''s Wrong with Adultery?" 9. Is Antioch''s "Sexual Offense Policy" Wrong? Soble and His Critics Alan Soble, "Antioch''s ''Sexual Offense Policy'': A Philosophical Exploration" Critic Eva Feder Kittay, "AH! My Foolish Heart: A Reply to Soble''s ''Antioch''s "Sexual Offense Policy": A Philosophical Exploration''" 10. Is Prostitution Wrong? Ericsson and His Critics Lars O. Ericsson, "Charges Against Prostitution: An Attempt at a Philosophical Assessment" Critics Carole Pateman, "Defending Prostitution: Charges Against Ericsson" Laurie Shrage, "Should Feminists Oppose Prostitution?" Karen Green, "Prostitution, Exploitation, and Taboo" PART 3. WHAT''S WRONG WITH THE FAMILY? 11. Is the Traditional Family Wrong? Sommers and Her Critics Christina Hoff Sommers, "Philosophers Against the Family" Critics Claudia Mills, "The Ties That Bind: Duties to Family Members" 12. Is Neglecting One''s Parents Wrong? English and Her Critics Jane English, "What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents?" Critics Nicholas Dixon, "The Friendship Model of Filial Obligations" 13. Is Same-Sex Marriage Wrong? Jordan and His Critics Jeff Jordan, "Is It Wrong to Discriminate on the Basis of Homosexuality?" Critics David Boonin, "Same-Sex Marriage and the Argument from Public Disagreement" Andrew Sullivan, "Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality" 14.

Is Licensing Parents Wrong? LaFollette and His Critics Hugh LaFollette, "Licensing Parents" Critics Lawrence E. Frisch, "On Licentious Licensing: A Reply to Hugh LaFollette" Pierre Lemieux, "Parent Licensing" 15. Is Commercial Surrogate Motherhood Wrong? Anderson and Her Critics Elizabeth S. Anderson, "Is Women''s Labor a Commodity?" Critics Richard J. Arneson, "Commodification and Commercial Surrogacy" Alan Wertheimer, "Two Questions About Surrogacy and Exploitation" * NEW CHAPTER: 16. Is Causing Overpopulation Wrong? Parfit and His Critics * Derek Parfit, "Overpopulation and the Quality of Life" Critics * Thomas Hurka, "Value and Population Size" * Don Locke, "The Parfit Population Problem" PART 4. WHAT''S WRONG WITH RACE RELATIONS? 17. Are Reparations for Slavery Wrong? Horowitz and His Critics David Horowitz, "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Blacks Is a Bad Idea for Blacks--and Racist, Too!" Critics Robert Chrisman and Ernest Allen, Jr.

, "Ten Reasons: A Response to David Horowitz" Randall Robinson, "America''s Debt to Blacks" 18. Is Affirmative Action Wrong? Himma and His Critics * Kenneth Einar Himma, "Discrimination and Disidentification: The Fair-Start Defense of Affirmative Action" Critic * Lisa Newton, "A Fair Defense of a False Start: A Reply to Kenneth Himma" * NEW CHAPTER: 19. Are Campus Hate Speech Codes Wrong? Meyers and Her Critics * Diana Tietjens Meyers, "Rights in Collision: A Non-Punitive, Compensatory Remedy for Abusive Speech" Critic * Thomas W. Peard, "Diana Tietjens Meyers''s Remedy for Abusive Speech: Objections" * NEW CHAPTER: 20. Are Hate Crime Laws Wrong? Wellman and His Critics * Christopher Heath Wellman, "A Defense of Stiffer Penalties for Hate Crimes" Critic * Heidi M. Hurd, "Why Liberals Should Hate ''Hate Crime Legislation''" 21. Does Racial Discrimination Make Capital Punishment Wrong? Nathanson and His Critics Stephen Nathanson, "Does It Matter If the Death Penalty Is Arbitrarily Administered?" Critic Ernest van den Haag, "Refuting Nathanson" 22. Is Racial Profiling Wrong? Levin and His Critics Michael Levin, "Responses to Race Differences in Crime" Critics Laurence Thomas, "Statistical Badness" Louis P.

Pojman, "Race and Crime: A Response to Michael Levin and Laurence Thomas" PART 5. WHAT''S WRONG WITH THE STATE? 23. Is a Government Ban on Human Cloning Wrong? The President''s Council on Bioethics and Its Critics * President''s Council on Bioethics, "Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry" Critics David B. Elliott, "Uniqueness, Individuality, and Human Cloning" David B. Hershenov, "An Argument for Limited Human Cloning" 24. Is a Government Ban on Tobacco Wrong? Goodin and His Critics Robert Goodin, "No Smoking" Critics Daniel Shapiro, "Smoking Tobacco: Irrationality, Addiction, and Paternalism" Graham Oddie, "Addiction and the Value of Freedom" 25. Is Legal Punishment Wrong? Barnett and His Critics Randy E. Barnett, "Restitution: A New Paradigm of Criminal Justice" Critics Franklin G.

Miller, "Restitution and Punishment: A Reply to Barnett" Roger Pilon, "Criminal Remedies: Restitution, Punishment, or Both?" Stanley S. Kleinberg, "Criminal Justice and Private Enterprise" * NEW CHAPTER: 26. Is Issuing Warrants to Torture Wrong? Dershowitz and His Critics * Alan Dershowitz, "Tortured Reasoning" Critics * Elaine Scarry, "Five Errors in the Reasoning of Alan Dershowitz" * Alan Dershowitz, "Reply to Scarry" 27. Is Redistributive Taxation Wrong? Nozick and His Critics Robert Nozick, "Distributive Justice" Critic Alan H. Goodman, "The Entitlement Theory of Distributive Justice" * NEW CHAPTER: 28. Is Ignoring Global Warming Wrong? Traxler and His Critics * Martino Traxler, "Fair Chore Division for Climate Change" Critic * Stephen Gardiner, "Ethics and Global Climate Change".