| The Ethics of Killing: Self-Defense, War, and Punishment Contributor(s): McMahan, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195187210 ISBN-13: 9780195187212 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2022 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science | Criminology - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 179.9 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 544 pages |