The Ethics of Killing - Problems at the Margins of Life (Paperback)


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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General

Imprint

Oxford UniversityPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

Oxford Ethics Series

Release date

September 2003

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

August 2003

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

539

ISBN-13

978-0-19-516982-9

Barcode

9780195169829

Categories

LSN

0-19-516982-4



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