Very Practical Ethics: Engaging Everyday Moral Questions

Author:   David Benatar (Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, University of Cape Town)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197780794


Pages:   456
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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In Very Practical Ethics David Benatar discusses some of the moral problems that ordinary people face in their everyday lives. These are not moral problems that arise only in extraordinary circumstances, nor those which are confronted only by select people in their professional or public roles; rather, they are problems that most people face on a daily basis. They are

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Author:   David Benatar (Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, University of Cape Town)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Weight:   1.690kg
ISBN:  

9780197780794


ISBN 10:   0197780792
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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1. Introduction 2. Sex 3. Environment 4. Smoking 5. Giving Aid 6. Consuming animals 7. Language 8. Humour 9. Bullshit 10. Forgiveness 11. Conclusion Index

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David Benatar is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town. His books, which have been translated into multiple languages, include Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Oxford 2006), The Second Sexism: Discrimination against men and boys (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), and The Human Predicament: A candid guide to life's biggest questions (Oxford, 2017). He has held visiting positions at Brandeis, Emory, and Princeton universities, the United States' National Institutes of Health, as well as at Western University, and the University of Toronto.

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