Persons, animals, and fetuses : an essay in practical ethics /
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| Author / Creator: | Forrester, Mary Gore, 1940- |
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| Imprint: | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1996. |
| Description: | xiii, 298 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophical studies series. v. 66 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2461807 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The Central Feature of Personhood
- Ch. 2. Moral Knowledge
- Ch. 3. Outline of a Basic Moral Theory
- Ch. 4. The Difficulties of Applying Moral Principles
- Ch. 5. Solving Moral Problems
- Ch. 6. Who Ought to Get Moral Consideration?
- Ch. 7. Reasons for Granting Personhood
- Ch. 8. Persons by Nature and Persons by Extension
- Ch. 9. How Animals Ought to be Treated
- Ch. 10. Animal Rights
- Ch. 11. What do we Owe to Future Generations?
- Ch. 12. When Should we Bring New People into the World?
- Ch. 13. The Human Fetus: Introduction
- Ch. 14. Should Fetuses be Extended Persons?
- Ch. 15. Abortion: Objections and Policies
- Ch. 16. The End of Personhood and Cessation of Medical Procedures
- Ch. 17. Euthanasia
- Ch. 18. Summary.