Morals and consent : contractarian solutions to ethical worries / Malcolm Murray.
Morals and consent : contractarian solutions to ethical worries / Malcolm Murray.
Morals and consent : contractarian solutions to ethical worries / Malcolm Murray.
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Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
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G 2081/3912
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English
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xii, 398 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The consent principle -- Game theory, evolution, and metaethics -- Contractarian lineage -- Euthanasia : end-of-life choices -- Abortion : fetuses and rights -- The death penalty : killing killers -- Sex trades -- Unwanted sexual offers -- Prejudice and affirmative action -- Duties of beneficence? -...
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Publisher
Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
[2017]
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"How ought we to behave? More importantly, how are we to defend whatever answer we give? Concerning the second question, most people presuppose unsupported metaphysics. In contrast, Morals and Consent grounds our notion of morality in natural evolution, and from that basis, Malcolm Murray shows why contractarianism is a far more viable moral theory...
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Morals and consent : contractarian solutions to ethical worries / Malcolm Murray.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2081/3912
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74VKVAXgMDzd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAXgMDzd
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ISBN
9780773551107 hardcover
0773551115 paperback
9780773551114 paperback
0773551107 hardcover
DDC
171.7
MMS ID
991024175111502626
