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Death by Shelly Kagan
RRP: €19.03Booksplease Price: €17.54There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad... -
The Limits of Morality by Shelly Kagan 9780198239161
Booksplease Price: €68.65Most of us believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand of us. We also think that certain types of acts are simply forbidden, even when necessary for promoting the overall... -
Normative Ethics by Shelly Kagan 9780813308463
Booksplease Price: €67.46Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent... -
The Geometry of Desert by Shelly Kagan 9780190233723
Booksplease Price: €74.16People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But... -
Answering Moral Skepticism by Shelly Kagan 9780197688977
Booksplease Price: €97.73Most thoughtful people worry at one time or another about whether there can actually be such a thing as objective moral truth. They might wonder, for example, whether the prevalence of moral... -
Answering Moral Skepticism by Shelly Kagan 9780197688984
Booksplease Price: €32.82Most thoughtful people worry at one time or another about whether there can actually be such a thing as objective moral truth. They might wonder, for example, whether the prevalence of moral... -
How to Count Animals, more or less by Shelly Kagan 9780198829676
Booksplease Price: €57.39Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status... -
How to Count Animals, more or less by Shelly Kagan 9780192862761
Booksplease Price: €29.35Most people agree that animals count morally. But how, exactly, should we take animals into account? According to a prominent position in contemporary philosophical discussions, animals and people... -
The Structure of Normative Ethics: & Other Essays in Moral Philosophy Shelly Kagan 9780197825327
RRP: €80.92Booksplease Price: €74.55This volume contains a selection of essays on the structure and methods of normative ethics by Shelly Kagan. The essays are grouped in three parts. Part I contains a cluster of essays on the... -
The Good, the Right, Life and Death: Essays in Honor of Fred Feldman by Jason R. Raibley 9781138274693
RRP: €59.49Booksplease Price: €55.32Fred Feldman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is widely recognized for his subtle defense of hedonistic consequentialism and for his plain-spoken and exact... -
Theories of Justice by Alejandra Mancilla
RRP: €65.44Booksplease Price: €62.34Forty years ago, in his landmark work A Theory of Justice, the American philosopher John Rawls depicted a just society as a fair system of cooperation between citizens, regarded as free and equal... -
Creation and Abortion: An Essay in Moral and Legal Philosophy by F. M. Kamm 9780195072846
Booksplease Price: €66.28This book presents a new argument attacking the view that if the foetus has the moral standing of a person it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible. Most discussion of abortion has... -
The Rejection of Consequentialism: A Philosophical Investigation of the Considerations Underlying Rival Moral Conceptions by Samuel Scheffler 9780198235101
Booksplease Price: €82.75In contemporary philosophy, substantive moral theories are typically classified as either consequentialist or deontological. Standard consequentialist theories insist, roughly, that agents must... -
The Demands of Consequentialism by Tim Mulgan 9780199286973
Booksplease Price: €74.62According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should... -
Rights and Their Limits: In Theory, Cases, and Pandemics by F M Kamm
RRP: €111.86Booksplease Price: €45.18In this volume, F.M. Kamm explores how theories as well as hypothetical and practical cases help us understand rights and their limits. The book begins by considering moral status and its relation to... -
The Trolley Problem Mysteries by F.M. Kamm 9780190949112
Booksplease Price: €28.19Suppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one. May you turn the trolley? What if the only way to rescue the five is to... -
The Trolley Problem Mysteries by F. M. Kamm 9780190247157
Booksplease Price: €45.04Suppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one. May you turn the trolley? What if the only way to rescue the five is to... -
The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters by Thomas Hurka 9780190228316
RRP: €14.27Booksplease Price: €12.51For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas... -
Almost Over: Almost Over: Aging, Dying, Dead by F.M. Kamm 9780190097158
Booksplease Price: €43.85In Almost Over, F. M. Kamm presents a wide-ranging philosophical discussion of the moral, legal, and medical issues related to aging, dying, and death. She begins by considering different views about... -
Almost Over: Aging, Dying, Dead by F.M. Kamm 9780197764107
Booksplease Price: €25.73In Almost Over, F. M. Kamm presents a wide-ranging philosophical discussion of the moral, legal, and medical issues related to aging, dying, and death. She begins by considering different views about...