This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.
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This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 50 p. Oxford Ethics. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2001021768 Type of material Book Personal name McMahan, Jeff. Main title The ethics of killing: problems at the margins of life / by Jeff McMahan. Published/Created New York: Oxford University Press, c2002. Description xiii, 540 p. : 25 cm. ISBN 0195079981 (hardbd. : alk. paper) LC classification HV6515. M35 2002 Subjects Murder--Moral and ethical aspects. Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects. Killing of the elderly--Moral and ethical aspects. Killing of the mentally ill--Moral and ethical aspects. Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Series Oxford ethics series Dewey class no. 179.7
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