Persons, Animals, and Fetuses: An Essay in Practical Ethics

Preface. Part I: Problems and Persons. Introduction. 1. The Central Feature of Personhood. Part II: Theory and Justification. 2. Moral Knowledge. 3. Outline of a Basic Moral Theory. 4. The Difficulties of Applying Moral Principles. 5. Solving Moral Problems. Part III: What Makes an Individual a Person. 6. Who Ought to Get Moral Consideration? 7. Reasons for Granting Personhood. 8. Persons by Nature and Persons by Extension. Part IV. 9. How Animals Ought to be Treated. 10. Animal Rights. 11. What Do We Owe to Future Generations? 12. When Should we Bring New People into the World? 13. The Human Fetus: Introduction. 14. Should Fetuses be Extended Persons? 15. Abortion: Objections and Policies. 16. The End of Personhood and Cessation of Medical Procedures. 17. Euthanasia. 18. Summary. Bibliography. Notes. Index.