Life and Death: Grappling with the Moral Dilemmas of Our Time

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By Louis P. Pojman

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Gives students philosophical tools to think clearly about divisive moral issues faced today. Early chapters introduce moral theory, ethical relativism and objectivism, and classical ethical theories to provide a framework for understanding moral issues. Later chapters explore specific moral issues, such as cloning, suicide, abortion, the death penalty, and animal rights. This second edition contains four new chapters. Can be used as a stand-alone text, or with an anthology by the author. The author teaches philosophy at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:086720334X

ISBN13:9780867203349

Release Date:January 1992

Publisher:Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Length:175 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

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Death Education Ethics Ethics & Morality History & Surveys Instruction Methods Pedagogy Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Schools & Teaching Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks

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