Moral Issues in Global Perspective ― Human Diversity And Equality

This is the second of a three-volume set of textbooks that explore moral and ethical issues of a globalizing world. Editor Koggel (philosophy, Bryn Mawr College) has made an effort to include perspectives forged in the tradition of Western liberalism as well as perspectives from outside that tradition. Whereas the first volume dealt with central concepts and theories of morality and the last volume addresses the relationship between the individual and society, this volume focuses on moral issues raised by acknowledgment of diversity and difference among human beings. Thirty essays are included in sections covering overarching theories and critical analysis, race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and poverty and welfare. Koggel includes an introduction to each section, as well as study questions and suggested readings. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Christine Koggel is Professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. She is also the author of Perspectives on Equality: Constructing a Relational Theory (Rowman & Littlefield) and co-editor of Confidential Relationships: Psychoanalytic, Ethical and Legal Perspectives (Rodopi Press).