Dead wrong, the ethics of posthumous harm, David Boonin
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Dead wrong, the ethics of posthumous harm, David Boonin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Dead wrong
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
1104068902
Responsibility statement
David Boonin
Series statement
Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
the ethics of posthumous harm
Summary
It is possible for an act to wrongfully harm a person, even if the act takes place after the person is dead. David Boonin defends this view in 'Dead Wrong' and explains the puzzle of posthumous harm. In doing so, he makes three central claims. First, that it is possible for an act to wrongfully harm a person while they are alive even if the act has no effect on that person's conscious experiences. Second, that if this is so, then frustrating a person's desires is one way to wrongfully harm a person. And third, that it is possible for an act to wrongfully harm a person even if the act takes place after the person is dead.--, Provided by publisher
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specialized
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