Matt Stolick

Otherwise Law-Abiding Citizens (eBook, ePUB)

A Scientific and Moral Assessment of Cannabis Use

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Matthew Stolick presents a detailed social and scientific exploration of the social history of cannabis, chemical make-up of the cannabis plant, and effects of cannabis use. By offering a truly interdisciplinary look at this highly political issue, he clearly articulates the reasoning behind the categorical rejection of legal cannabis use by the United States and other nations. Approaching the discussion of cannabis use from perspectives embedded within philosophy, political science, psychology, and neurobiology, Stolick provides an even-handed account of the scientific realities and social practicalities surrounding the use of cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes. Drawing on the moral thought of Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and Christianity, the book demonstrates the amoral nature of cannabis use. Grounding discussion of cannabis use in both moral theory and scientific fact, this book gives readers a thorough understanding of the social and political issues that continue to dictate cannabis law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739131619
• Artikelnr.: 38220261

Autorenporträt

Matthew Stolick is associate professor of philosophy at Findlay University in Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Two Realities that Dictate the Meaning of
Cannabis Use in the U.S. Chapter 2 1. The Plant-Brain Connection: The
Neurological Truth about Cannabis Use Chapter 3 2. Experienced and
Therapeutic Effects of Cannabis Use Chapter 4 3. The Acute and Chronic
Harms Associated with Cannabis Use Chapter 5 4. Western Responses to the
Unknown: Foundational Events Creating the Social Reality of Cannabis Use
Chapter 6 5. Revealing the Current Social Reality of Cannabis Use in the
United States Chapter 7 6. Utilitarianism, On Liberty and Cannabis Use
Chapter 8 7. A Kantian Assessment of Cannabis Use and Law Chapter 9 8.
Aristotle on Cannabis Use and Law: The "Means" of Temperance and Justice
Chapter 10 9. Old Testament and Cannabis Chapter 11 10. Christian Ethics
and Cannabis Use Chapter 12 11. Conclusion: The Essence of Cannabis Law:
Avoiding Change at All Cost 13 Index