Awards

• Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992
• Short-listed for Choice's Outstanding Academic Books 1992 (United States)
• Shortlisted for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992.

Overview

"Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war, genetic engineering and fetal experimentation, environmental and animal rights--these topics inspire some of today's most heated public controversies. And it is fashionable to pursue these debates in terms of the negative query ""Under what conditions may life be disregarded or terminated?"" John Kleinig"

Full Product Details

Author:   John Kleinig
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   1215
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691636504

ISBN 10:   0691636508
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

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This is a very comprehensive survey of the way in which the idea of life's value has been used to sustain or deny a quite staggering range of moral claims. Everything is here, from the respect that might be owed to the tiniest micro-organism to the claims that the entire ecosystem makes upon us. It is a pleasure to follow an intelligent and uncompromising mind through such an exhaustive list of the fundamental questions of morality. Few will be able to read [Valuing Life secure that all their prejudices and beliefs about the value of life will remain intact. --Times Literary Supplement One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992 This is a very comprehensive survey of the way in which the idea of life's value has been used to sustain or deny a quite staggering range of moral claims. Everything is here, from the respect that might be owed to the tiniest micro-organism to the claims that the entire ecosystem makes upon us. It is a pleasure to follow an intelligent and uncompromising mind through such an exhaustive list of the fundamental questions of morality. Few will be able to read [Valuing Life secure that all their prejudices and beliefs about the value of life will remain intact. --Times Literary Supplement

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