Practical ethics / Peter Singer.
Practical ethics / Peter Singer.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N170/291
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. About ethics -- 2. Equality and its implications -- 3. Equality for animals? -- 4. What's wrong with killing? -- 5. Taking life: animals -- 6. Taking life: the embryo and fetus -- 7. Taking life: humans -- 8. Rich and poor -- 9. Climate change -- 10. The environment -- 11. Civil disobedience, vio...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Sociale ethiek
- Doden
- Abortus provocatus
- Euthanasie
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Summary
"For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some of the questions discussed in this book concern ou...
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Full title
Practical ethics / Peter Singer.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-321) and index.
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N170/291
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74VvqM5kmqvO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvqM5kmqvO
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ISBN
0521707684 (paperback)
9780521881418 (hardback)
0521881412 (hardback)
9780521707688 (paperback)
DDC
170
MMS ID
991006153909702626
