Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-45539-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, whilst moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise which sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems. A combination of lucid exposition and original argument makes this the ideal introduction to both the particular debate about the ethics of killing and war, and also to the fundamental issues of moral philosophy itself.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; 1. Moral thinking; 2. The wrongness of killing; 3. Killing and letting die; 4. Killing in self-defence; 5. Killing the innocent; 6. Having no choice.
