The third edition of this best-selling anthology focuses on the study of contemporary moral problems through a philosophical lens. By exploring social and political issues-such as abortion and fetal research, poverty and hunger, suicide and euthanasia-authors like Richard Wasserstrom, Thomas Nagel, Peter Singer, and Judith Jarvis Thomson offer a wide range of perspectives and stress practical moral issues to introduce students to ethics and moral philosophy. Two-thirds of the selections are new to this updated revision, and each of the six units contains informative introductions and suggestions for further reading.