The Resource Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing, Torbjorn Tannsjo, (electronic resource)
Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing, Torbjorn Tannsjo, (electronic resource)
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The item Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing, Torbjorn Tannsjo, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute Library.
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- Summary
- When and why is it all right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Three theories on the ethics of killing are critically examined in the book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are worked out for different kinds of killing in chapters on murder, capital punishment, suicide, assisted death, abortion, survival lotteries, killing in war, and the killing of animals
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Isbn
- 9780190225605
- Label
- Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing
- Title
- Taking life
- Title remainder
- three theories on the ethics of killing
- Statement of responsibility
- Torbjorn Tannsjo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When and why is it all right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Three theories on the ethics of killing are critically examined in the book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are worked out for different kinds of killing in chapters on murder, capital punishment, suicide, assisted death, abortion, survival lotteries, killing in war, and the killing of animals
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tännsjö, Torbjörn
- Dewey number
- 179.7
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Oxford scholarship online.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Life and death, Power over
- Justification (Ethics)
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing, Torbjorn Tannsjo, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- EDZ0001158418
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780190225605
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)911195001
- Label
- Taking life : three theories on the ethics of killing, Torbjorn Tannsjo, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- EDZ0001158418
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780190225605
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)911195001
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