Samenvatting
This collection of new essays aims to address some of the most perplexing issues arising from death and dying, as well as the moral status of persons and animals. Leading scholars, including Peter Singer and Gerald Dworkin, investigate diverse topics such as animal rights, vegetarianism, lethal injection, abortion and euthanasia.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230006508
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Inhoudsopgave
Contents Acknowledgements Notes on the contributors Introduction; H.Li PART I: Animal Rights Ethics, Animals and Nature P.Singer Rights, Liberation and Interests: Is there a Sound Case for Animal Rights or Liberation T.R.Machan Towards Quasi-vegetarianism H.Li Chapter 4: Love a Duck! Emotions, Animals and Environmental Ethics K.Rawles Men's Hunting and the Disvalue of Natural Predation B.Luke PART II: Personhood Personhood, Humanity and the Right to Life J.Teichman Abortion and the Potential Person Argument A.K.Yeung Ensoulment, Biotechnology and Moral Worth V.Franks Chapter 9: Death and Dualism S.van Hooft PART III: The Ethics of Killing Terminal Sedation: A Swedish Case Study T.Tännsjö Euthanasia, Intentions, and the Doctrine of Killing and Letting Die K.Wong Patients and Prisoners: The Ethics of Lethal Injection G.Dworkin On Becoming Extinct J.Lenman Index
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