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Norbert Paulo - The Confluence of Philosophy and Law in Applied Ethics - 9781137557339 - V9781137557339
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The Confluence of Philosophy and Law in Applied Ethics

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Description for The Confluence of Philosophy and Law in Applied Ethics Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ; HPS; LAB; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.

The law serves a function that is not often taken seriously enough by ethicists, namely practicability. A consequence of practicability is that law requires elaborated and explicit methodologies that determine how to do things with norms. This consequence forms the core idea behind this book, which employs methods from legal theory to inform and examine debates on methodology in applied ethics, particularly bioethics. It is argued that almost all legal methods have counterparts in applied ethics, which indicates that much can be gained from comparative study of the two.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137557339
SKU
V9781137557339
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Norbert Paulo
Norbert Paulo is a lecturer in practical philosophy at the University of Salzburg, Austria. He holds a PhD in philosophy from Hamburg University, Germany, where he studied both philosophy and law. His primary research concerns applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of law, and empirical ethics. 

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