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Author: Janet Radcliffe Richards (Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics; Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.224kg
ISBN: 9780199678778
ISBN 10: 0199678774
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 24 October 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
`A marvellously timely and lucid book. Janet Radcliffe Richards's arguments have an irresistible power to make one think about one's own taken-for-granted assumptions and go to the hidden roots of one's prejudices.' Mary Warnock `This is applied ethics at its very best. Janet Radcliffe Richards's incisive, clear reasoning often yields surprising insights. This short book compels us to take a much more sceptical look at common assumptions concerning organ procurement, through selling or otherwise, from the living and the dead.' Peter Singer `A concentrated weight of thoughtfulness that takes little time and no effort to be enthralled by.' Druin Burch, Times Literary Supplement `A cogently argued and wonderfully written book.' Peter Foster, Financial Post `Without doubt, takes the debate [about organ transplants] forward.' John Forsythe, The Lancet
A masterclass in ethical argument. An excellent book and a great lesson in the process of reasoning in a format that is accessible to anyone * Phil Spencer, Lancaster University *
A marvellously timely and lucid book. Janet Radcliffe Richards's arguments have an irresistible power to make one think about one's own taken-for-granted assumptions and go to the hidden roots of one's prejudices. Mary Warnock This is applied ethics at its very best. Janet Radcliffe Richards's incisive, clear reasoning often yields surprising insights. This short book compels us to take a much more sceptical look at common assumptions concerning organ procurement, through selling or otherwise, from the living and the dead. Peter Singer A concentrated weight of thoughtfulness that takes little time and no effort to be enthralled by. Druin Burch, Times Literary Supplement A cogently argued and wonderfully written book. Peter Foster, Financial Post Without doubt, takes the debate [about organ transplants] forward. John Forsythe, The Lancet
Author Information
Janet Radcliffe Richards is currently Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. She is a well-established philosopher, writer, and public commentator, and author of The Sceptical Feminist (1982).
