A Moral Defense of Recreational Drug Use
Why does American law allow the recreational use of some drugs, such as alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, but not others, such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin? The answer lies not simply in the harm the use of these drugs might cause, but in the perceived
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A Moral Defense of Recreational Drug Use
a moral defense of recreational drug use Copyright © Rob Lovering, 2015. All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-54876-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lovering, Rob. A moral defense of recreational drug use / Rob Lovering. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-137-54876-4 — ISBN 1-137-54876-2 1. Drug abuse— Moral and ethical aspects. 2. Drug abuse—Religious aspects. I. Title. HV5801.L644 2015 178'.8—dc23 2015008557 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First edition: August 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Foreword and Acknowledgments
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1 Introduction
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Harm-Based Arguments: Self-Regarding
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Harm-Based Arguments: Other-Regarding
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Non-Harm-Based Arguments: Part 1
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Non-Harm-Based Arguments: Part 2
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Religious Arguments
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Afterword 163 Notes 169 Bibliography 203 Index 213
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