Autonomy and self-respect:

This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: is it wrong to tel...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, Thomas E. 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1991
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-12
DE-473
Volltext
Summary:This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: is it wrong to tell a lie to protect someone from a painful truth? Should one commit a lesser evil to prevent another from doing something worse? Can one be both autonomous and compassionate? Other topics discussed are servility, weakness of will, suicide, obligations to oneself, snobbery, and environmental concerns. A feature of the collection is the contrast of Kantian and utilitarian answers to these problems. The essays are crisply and lucidly written and will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)
ISBN:9780511609237
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511609237

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text