An Ethical Problem

Leffingwell, Albert, 1845-1916Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 683K words
Chapters: 69

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.An Ethical Problem by Albert LeffingwellAuthor: Leffingwell, Albert, 1845-1916,Language: English, Class: HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Release Date: Dec 29, 2006

Editor's review

An Ethical Problem is a work by Albert Leffingwell, classified by Project Gutenberg under social pathology and social welfare within the social sciences. Judging from the author's identity and the classification, it should be a polemical work centered on ethical issues, possibly involving social reform, public welfare, or moral controversies in related practices. Its value lies in offering readers a historical text sample for observing how ethical discussion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was organized into public issues. Suitable reading contexts include readers interested in the history of social thought, applied ethics, or early reform documents, as supplementary material rather than a systematic textbook. Because the information provides no specific chapters or arguments, readers should enter with questions in mind: what ethical dilemma the author is discussing, what grounds the argument rests on, and what position is taken. The English original places certain demands on language ability; reading it in sections alongside background materials is recommended.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in the history of social thought and early reform documents
Learners who need English originals to supplement applied ethics topics
General readers concerned with social welfare and public morality discussions
English-language readers who enjoy polemical nonfiction

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Beginners seeking a systematic ethics textbook
Readers who read only Chinese and are unwilling to consult English originals
Casual readers expecting light, story-driven reading

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Read the table of contents and preface first to clarify the core ethical controversy the author is responding to
Take brief notes by chapter, recording arguments and evidence for easy review
Read alongside background materials on late nineteenth-century society to understand the polemical context

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Who was the author, Leffingwell?

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Leffingwell, Albert, 1845-1916 Author · American · 1845–1916

Albert Leffingwell (1845–1916) was an American physician, writer, and social reformer. Public information about him is limited, and few details of his life survive, but his extant works show a lasting concern with medical ethics and public health and a firm stance against vivisection. His representative works, An Ethical Problem and Vivisection, focus on the moral controversy surrounding animal experimentation and examine medical practice from an ethical and social perspective. His writing is argumentative in tone and reflects a reformer's practical concern. Only two of his works are held in this collection, yet they suffice to show how he combined his professional identity as a physician with public writing, giving him a place in the animal-protection and medical-ethics debates of his time.