| Autonomy and Self-Respect Contributor(s): Hill, Thomas E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521397723 ISBN-13: 9780521397728 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $67.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1991 Annotation: This stimulating collection of essays in ethics addresses everyday moral issues, examines alternative responses to them, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. The essays focus especially on attitudes, virtues, and vices that are important to personal relationships and to how one views oneself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness |
| Dewey: 179.9 |
| LCCN: 91006990 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.22" W x 9.08" (0.77 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |