10 moral paradoxes /
Bull; bull; If a severe misfortune makes your life better, was it unfortunate? bull; Could it be that 50% of competent medical doctors ought promptly to retire? bull; Might a justice system threaten with unjust punishment, to avert the need for punishment? bull; Could things become too good, morally...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Bull; bull; If a severe misfortune makes your life better, was it unfortunate? bull; Could it be that 50% of competent medical doctors ought promptly to retire? bull; Might a justice system threaten with unjust punishment, to avert the need for punishment? bull; Could things become too good, morally? bull; Can terrorists morally complain if innocent people they care about are harmed? The importance of paradox in the study of philosophy, from metaphysics to logic, is evident from the abundant literature on the subject. But until now, very little critical study of paradox within ethics has been. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 144 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-141) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470696606 0470696605 9781405182195 1405182199 1280932759 9781280932755 0470695862 9780470695869 9786610932757 6610932751 9786612342073 6612342072 |