Mary Warnock debates today's most difficult moral issues, exploring the nature o
f ethics and the ways that we make moral decisions. She explains how to distingu
ish right from wrong in areas ranging from euthanasia and abortion, Down's Syndr
ome and education, to genetic engineering. Drawing on remarkably lucid examples
from her personal and political life, Lady Warnock illustrates difficult cases t
o support her points, clarifying her standpoint in relation to the philosophers
of ethics in a concise and thought-provoking way.
