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Causing death and saving lives / Jonathan Glover.
LIBRA BJ1469 .G58 1977
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glover, Jonathan.
- Series:
- Pelican books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life and death, Power over.
- Ethics, Medical.
- Morals.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ethics, Medical.
- Morals.
- Genre:
- Student Collection.
- Physical Description:
- 328 pages ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harmondsworth ; New York : Penguin, 1977.
- Summary:
- The moral problems of abortion, infanticide, suicide, euthanasia, capital punshiment, war and othe life-or-death choices.
- Contents:
- The problems
- The scope and limits of moral argument
- The sanctity of life
- Autonomy and rights
- Ends and means: double effect
- Not striving to keep alive
- Some conclusions
- Abortion: the traditional approach
- Abortion: women's rights arguments
- Abortion reconsidered
- Infanticide
- Suicide and gambling with life
- Voluntary euthanasia
- Euthanasia without request
- Numbers
- Choice between people
- Execution and assassination
- War
- Moral distance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-324) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Glover, Jonathan. Causing death and saving lives.
- ISBN:
- 0140220038
- 9780140220032
- 0140134794
- 9780140134797
- OCLC:
- 4468071
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