| Worth and Welfare in the Controversy Over Abortion 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Coope, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333760182 ISBN-13: 9780333760185 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: A thorough treatment of a central part of the moral issue concerning abortion. The book is confined to certain cases of abortion, namely those which involve (a) an unmistakable lethal attack on (b) a creature which would naively be supposed a young human being. A consideration of our problem must take up the "liberal" arguments, that despite appearances, it is not a grave wrong to destroy such an individual, even though it is somehow of value. The book is constructed around the work of Ronald Dworkin and kindred writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 179.76 |
| LCCN: 2005047531 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.56" W x 8.36" (1.04 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses the controversy over abortion. Covering interesting topics, including the claim that certain items (paintings, people) have 'intrinsic value' and should not be destroyed; the thought that young human beings do not have a good of their own; and the question whether the objection to murder turns on the violation of right to life. |