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The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Public Policy

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Editors:
  1. David Boonin

    1. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

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  • Approaches philosophical issues in public policy through numerous, interdisciplinary lenses

  • Discusses how policies are made, how they connect to intended goals, and how to evaluate their effects

  • Provides a foundation in the conceptual and normative questions underlying public-policy formation

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Table of contents (61 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction: Philosophers and Public Policy

    • David Boonin
    Pages 1-8

  3. Crime, Punishment, and the Law

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Pretrial Detention and Moral Agency

      • Katrina L. Sifferd, Tyler K. Fagan
      Pages 11-23

    3. Why Brain Images (Probably) Should Not Be Used in US Criminal Trials

      • Valerie Gray Hardcastle
      Pages 25-37

    4. A Defense of Jury Nullification

      • Michael Huemer
      Pages 39-50

    5. Mandatory Minimums and the War on Drugs

      • Daniel Wodak
      Pages 51-62

    6. Criminal Punishment and Free Will

      • Derk Pereboom
      Pages 63-76

    7. The Promise of Neuroscience for Law: Hope or Hype?

      • Stephen J. Morse
      Pages 77-96

    8. Feminism, Violence, and the State

      • Sarah Tyson
      Pages 97-108

  4. War, Terrorism, and National Sovereignty

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Military Psychological Operations: Ethics and Policy Considerations

      • Mark Zelcer, Garrett VanPelt, Devin Casey
      Pages 111-122

    3. Against Interrogational Torture: Upholding a Troubled Taboo

      • Philip E. Devine
      Pages 123-133

    4. The Use of Lethal Drones in the War on Terror

      • David K. Chan
      Pages 135-145

    5. The Myth of Senseless Violence and the Problem of Terrorism

      • Maarten Boudry
      Pages 147-160

    6. A Defense of Open Borders

      • Christopher Freiman
      Pages 161-171

    7. Immigration Enforcement and Fairness to Would-Be Immigrants

      • Hrishikesh Joshi
      Pages 173-184

    8. Toward a Nonideal Approach to Immigration Justice

      • Shelley Wilcox
      Pages 185-197

  5. Political Participation, Manipulation, and Standing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. An Ethical Assessment of Actual Voter Behavior

      • Jason Brennan
      Pages 201-214
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About this book

This book brings together a large and diverse collection of philosophical papers addressing a wide variety of public policy issues. Topics covered range from long-standing subjects of debate such as abortion, punishment, and freedom of expression, to more recent controversies such as those over gene editing, military drones, and statues honoring Confederate soldiers. Part I focuses on the criminal justice system, including issues that arise before, during, and after criminal trials. Part II covers matters of national defense and sovereignty, including chapters on military ethics, terrorism, and immigration. Part III, which explores political participation, manipulation, and standing, includes discussions of issues involving voting rights, the use of nudges, and claims of equal status. Part IV covers a variety of issues involving freedom of speech and expression. Part V deals with questions of justice and inequality.  Part VI considers topics involving bioethics and biotechnology. Part VII is devoted to beginning of life issues, such as cloning and surrogacy, and end of life issues, such as assisted suicide and organ procurement. Part VIII navigates emerging environmental issues, including treatments of the urban environment and extraterrestrial environments.



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“This handbook might … best be thought of as something more like a snapshot of the field. … this volume will nonetheless prove able to do what a good photograph can still do: capture your interest in its subject, draw you in to examine it more closely, provide mental stimulation and enjoyment, and, ideally, inspire you to think about its subject more carefully and to explore it from more angles than any one representation of it can provide.” (Scriptable, rtreview.org, Issue 60, July, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

    David Boonin

About the editor

David Boonin is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Values and Social Policy at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He is the author of Thomas Hobbes and the Science of Moral Virtue (1994), A Defense of Abortion (2003), The Problem of Punishment (2008) Should Race Matter? (2011), and The Non-Identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People (2014). He is also the co-editor, with Graham Oddie, of the popular textbook What’s Wrong?: Applied Ethicists and Their Critics (2004).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Public Policy

  • Editors: David Boonin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93907-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93906-3Published: 20 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06742-7Published: 03 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93907-0Published: 08 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 859

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political Philosophy, Public Policy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

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