Human Lives - Critical Essays on Consequentialist Bioethics

Aiming to redress the imbalance in moral philosophy created by the dominance of consequentialism, this text critically examines the assumptions and arguments of consequentialism. Essays discuss concepts such as rights, justice, innocence, natural integrity and the fundamental value of human life.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Consequentialism in Modern Moral Philosophy and in 'Modern Moral Philosophy'; C.Diamond - Is Anything Absolutely Wrong?; N.Denyer - Natural Integrity and Biotechnology; S.R.L.Clark - The Moral Uniqueness of the Human Animal; B.Scarlett - In Defence of Speciesism; T.Chappell - Young Human Beings: Metaphysics and Ethics; G.Gillett - Medicine, Virtues and Consequences; J.Cottingham - On Not Destroying the Health of One's Patients; L.Simmons - Intentions in Medical Ethics; J.L.A.Garcia - The Pre-eminence of Autonomy in Bioethics; J.E.Smith - Innocence and Consequentialism: Inconsistency, Equivocation and Contradiction in the Philosophy of Peter Singer; J.A.Laing - Voluntary Euthanasia and Justice; D.S.Oderberg - Index

Product details

• Authors: Oderberg, David S. Oderberg, David S. Laing Oderberg
• Assisted by: Jacquelin A Laing (Editor), Jacqueline A Laing (Editor), Jacqueline A Laing (Editor), Jacqueline A. Laing (Editor), David S Oderberg (Editor), David S. Oderberg (Editor), S Oderberg (Editor), S Oderberg (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.1996
• EAN: 9780333629802
• ISBN: 978-0-333-62980-2
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries