Without God, Is Everything Permitted?: The 20 Big Questions in Ethics - Couverture souple

Baggini, Julian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780875975 ISBN 13 : 9781780875972

Editeur : Quercus, 2014

Synopsis

Can it ever be right to kill? Is terrorism ever justified? Should euthanasia be legal? Are some people superior to others? Do animals have rights?

Some ethical judgements are easy: one side is wrong and the other is right. But how do we handle the really tough 'right vs right' dilemmas, where each side has strong moral arguments? In Without God, is Everything Permitted? bestselling author and philosopher Julian Baggini clear-sightedly and compassionately examines 20 of the most complex contemporary ethical dilemmas.

Whether it's asking if torture is always wrong, or if discrimination can ever be good, this book will help you sort out what you really believe about the issues that matter most.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Julian Baggini is the founding editor of The Philosophers' Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of over twenty books including The Pig That Wants to be Eaten, The Ego Trick, Welcome to Everytown, The Virtues of the Table (all Granta), and most recently The Edge of Reason (Yale). He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think-tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint. His website is www.microphilosophy.net

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quercus
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780875975
• ISBN 13: 9781780875972
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Quercus; https://quercusbooks.co.uk; ; Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment; London; EC4Y 0DZ; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; Milton Road; Didcot; OX11 7HH; Royaume-Uni