A comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, it looks at a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Series: Oxford Ethics Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 788. . 2003. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: ETHICS OF KILLING:PROBLEMS AT THE MARGINS OF LIFE OES - OXFORD ETHICS SERIES: Problems at the Margins of Life (Oxford Ethics Series)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0195169824
ISBN 13: 9780195169829
Binding: Soft cover
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This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

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Jeff McMahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.

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