Can ethics provide answers? : and other essays in moral philosophy /
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| Author / Creator: | Rachels, James, 1941-2003 |
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| Imprint: | Lanham [Md.] : Rowman & Littlefield, c1997. |
| Description: | xii, 245 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2602176 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Moral Philosophy as a Subversive Activity
- 2. Can Ethics Provide Answers?
- 3. John Dewey and the Truth about Ethics
- 4. Active and Passive Euthanasia
- 5. Killing, Letting Die, and the Value of Life
- 6. Do Animals Have Rights?
- 7. The Moral Argument for Vegetarianism
- 8. God and Moral Autonomy
- 9. Lying and the Ethics of Absolute Rules
- 10. Why Privacy Is Important
- 11. Reflections on the Idea of Equality
- 12. What People Deserve
- 13. Coping with Prejudice
- 14. Morality, Parents, and Children
- 15. When Philosophers Shoot from the Hip.