Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics
Helga (Ed) Kuhse
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Description for Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics
Paperback. A collection of Peter Singer's best and most challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, embryo experimentation, and more. Editor(s): Kuhse, Helga. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Unsanctifying Human Life offers a collection of Singer's best and most challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy and the role of philosophers, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce health care resources, embryo experimentation, environmental responsibility, and reflections on how we should live.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631225072
SKU
V9780631225072
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99-50
About Helga (Ed) Kuhse
Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. He is the author of Animal Liberation, first published in 1975, and is widely credited with triggering the modern animal rights movement. His Practical Ethics is one of the most widely used texts in applied ethics, and Rethinking Life and Death received ... Read more
Reviews for Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics
"As a writer about ethical issues, Peter Singer has no equal. He is our most influential philosopher because no one else has written about the tough questions with such fearless good sense. How he does it is a mystery: how can these essays be so intellectually rigorous, so calm and dispassionate, so morally compelling, and such fun to read all ... Read more