Moral Status Obligations to Persons and Other Living Things |
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Author:
| Warren, Mary Anne |
Series title: | Issues in Biomedical Ethics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-825040-1 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $102.68AUD $127.95 |
Book Description:
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Mary Anne Warren investigates a theoretical question that is at the centre of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? That is: what does it take to be an entity towards which people have moral considerations? Warren argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion, and puts forward seven basic principles which establish moral status. She then applies these principles to three controversial moral issues: voluntary euthanasia, abortion,...
More DescriptionMary Anne Warren investigates a theoretical question that is at the centre of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? That is: what does it take to be an entity towards which people have moral considerations? Warren argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion, and puts forward seven basic principles which establish moral status. She then applies these principles to three controversial moral issues: voluntary euthanasia, abortion, and the status of non-human animals.