Bad things : on the nature and normative role of harm /

"Harm is connected, in one way or another, with well-being. The things that harm us make our lives go worse or make us fare badly in some way. In this book, I construct, defend, and apply a certain account of the nature of harm. To the extent that we have an ordinary, practical concept of harm,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Feit, Neil (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Pain. Suffering. Act (Philosophy) Ethics. Douleur. Souffrance. Action (Philosophie) Morale. ethics (philosophy) Ethics Pain Suffering Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge. Philosophy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Varieties of harm
The counterfactual comparative account (CCA)
Preemption and the plural harm approach
CCA with plural harm : the theory
CCA with plural harm : metaphysical and moral issues
Harm and the failure to benefit
The harm of death.