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Living high and letting die : our illusion of innocence /

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The view known as Liberationism, which holds that moral intuitions are often unreflective of basic values, contrasts with the more common view known as Preservationism, which maintains that our moral intuitions accord with our basic moral values. This book explores the inconsistencies in the Preserv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unger, Peter K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Life and death, Power over.
Ethics.
Generosity.
Ethics
Life
Morals
Pouvoir sur la vie et la mort.
Morale.
Générosité.
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Generosity
Life and death, Power over
Ethik
Lebensführung
Tod
Hilfsbereitschaft
Leven.
Dood.
Ethik > Hilfsbereitschaft.
Hilfsbereitschaft > Ethik.
Ethik.
Soziales Handeln.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The view known as Liberationism, which holds that moral intuitions are often unreflective of basic values, contrasts with the more common view known as Preservationism, which maintains that our moral intuitions accord with our basic moral values. This book explores the inconsistencies in the Preservationist position.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179) and indexes.
ISBN:9781429422536
142942253X
0195075897
9780195075892
0195108590
9780195108590
9780199868261
0199868263