Philosophy and Public Policy by Cohen, Andrew I. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Rule of Law: Applications and Exemptions

1 Moral Reasoning and the Death Penalty

Two Aspects of Fairness in Sentencing Abstract versus Particularistic Moral Reasoning Nussbaum on Mitigation Asymmetry between Mitigating and Aggravating Factors Conclusion: Arbitrariness and Retributive Justice

2 Philosophy, Prostitution, and Policy

Background Sex and Morality Good Sex, Bad Sex Sexual Autonomy Revisiting the Swedish Model—Feminist Gains and Losses

3 Bulk Collection, Intrusion, and Domination

Conventional Technology for Targeted Surveillance and Zones of Privacy How Bulk Collection Is Different The NSA State and the Stasi State What Really Is Wrong with Bulk Collection Democracy and Secrecy: A Tension

4 A Public Reason Approach to Religious Exemptions

Public Reason and Public Justification Basic Liberal Institutions Religious Exemptions Additional Considerations for the Non-Exempt The Prominence, but Non-Uniqueness, of Religious Exemptions

Part II: Topics on Public Policies and Public Goods

The Biodiversity Crisis The Value of Species Assessing Extinction Risk Policy Tools and Policies Prioritization and Acceptable Risk Conclusion and Recommendation

6 Public Goods and Education

The Ubiquity of Public Goods The Poverty of Public Goods Arguments Third-Party Payers Conclusion

7 Ethical Issues in Academic/Industrial Collaborations

8 “Pervasive” Biomedical Technologies: Implications for Ethics and Policymaking

The Pervasiveness Hypothesis The Social Dynamic of Pervasive Technologies The Pervasiveness Hypothesis and Biomedical Technologies Enhancement Implications for Biomedical Ethics and Policymaking

Part III: Public Policies Shaping Public and Private Identities

9 Immigration in Philosophy and in Policy

10 Toward an Ethics of Political Apology

Apologies and Ethics Making Room for Political Apologies Rights and Duties of Moral Repair Concluding Thoughts

12 Disability, Identity Justice, and the Politics of Nondiscrimination

Disability Jurisprudence “Disability” as a Term of Art A Scenario of Disability More Scenarios of Disability Accommodation or Modification? Conclusion

Index About the Contributors