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8 Lycan and Prinz: Mind and Cognition: An Anthology (third edition)

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16 Harris, Pratt, and Waters: American Philosophies: An Anthology

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18 Scharff and Dusek: Philosophy of Technology – The Technological Condition: An Anthology (second edition)

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23 Cudd and Andreasen: Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology

24 Carroll and Choi: Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures: An Anthology

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26 Shafer‐Landau and Cuneo: Foundations of Ethics: An Anthology

27 Curren: Philosophy of Education: An Anthology

28 Shafer‐Landau: Ethical Theory: An Anthology (second edition)

29 Cahn and Meskin: Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology

30 McGrew, Alspector‐Kelly and Allhoff: The Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology

31 May: Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings

32 Rosenberg and Arp: Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology

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34 Davis: Contemporary Moral and Social Issues: An Introduction through Original Fiction, Discussion, and Readings

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Title: Bioethics : an anthology / edited by Udo Schüklenk, and Peter Singer.

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2 Judith Jarvis Thomson, “A Defense of Abortion,” pp. 47–66 from Philosophy and Public Affairs 1: 1 (1971). Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons.

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5 Gregory Pence, “Multiple Gestation and Damaged Babies: God’s Will or Human Choice?” This essay draws on “The McCaughey Septuplets: God’s Will or Human Choice,” pp. 39–43 from Gregory Pence, Brave New Bioethics (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). © 2002 Gregory Pence. Reproduced courtesy of Gregory Pence.

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