Unsanctifying human life : essays on ethics by Singer, Peter, 1946- author, Kuhse, Helga, editor instant download

Unsanctifying human life : essays on ethics by Singer, Peter, 1946- author, Kuhse, Helga, editor instant download

vii, 399 pages ; 23 cm, Unsanctifying Human Life brings together some of Singer's best and most challenging articles from 1971 to present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy and the role of philosophers, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce health care resource, embryo experimentation, environmental responsibility, and reflections on how we should live, Essays previously published in various sources, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction: the practical ethics of Peter Singer / Helga Kuhse -- The triviality of the debate over \"is-ought\" and the definition of \"moral\" -- Sidgwick and reflective equilibrium -- Philosophers are back on the job -- Bioethics and academic freedom -- All animals are equal -- Is racial discrimination arbitrary? -- Killing humans and killing animals -- To do or not to do? -- The Great Ape Project / Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer -- Famine, affluence, and morality -- William Goodwin and the defense of impartialist ethics / Peter Singer, Leslie Cannold, and Helga Kuhse -- The moral status of the embryo / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer -- Individuals, humans, and persons: the issue of moral status / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer -- IVF technology and the argument from potential / Peter Singer and Karen Dawson -- Unsanctifying human life -- Should all seriously disabled infants live? / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer -- Is the sanctity of life ethic terminally ill? -- Allocating health care resources and the problem and value of life / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer -- Double jeopardy and the use of QALYs in health care allocation / Peter Singer, John McKie, Helga Kuhse, and Jeff Richardson -- A vegetarian philosophy -- Environmental values -- Coping with global change: the need for different values -- Hegel and Marx: dialogue with Peter Singer -- Darwin for the Left