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Making mortal choices : three exercises in moral casuistry /

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Bedau demonstrates the usefulness of 'casuistry' or 'the method of cases' in arriving at moral decisions. He examines well-known cases that compel us to consider questions about who ought to survive when not all can, and shows how we ought to reason.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bedau, Hugo Adam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Casuistry.
Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Casuistique.
Prise de décision > Aspect moral > Études de cas.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Casuistry
Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Bedau demonstrates the usefulness of 'casuistry' or 'the method of cases' in arriving at moral decisions. He examines well-known cases that compel us to consider questions about who ought to survive when not all can, and shows how we ought to reason.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 123 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-118) and index.
ISBN:0585363897
9780585363899
1280453060
9781280453069
9780195108781
0195108787
9780199852888
019985288X