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Zusatztext This book is ambitious in the ground it covers, attempting to discuss a number of theories of "moral status", and offer one of its own. It has much in it to interest people concerned about health care (particularly the discussions of euthanasia and abortion), as well as those interested in animal rights and environmental issues. Informationen zum Autor Mary Anne Warren is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University. Klappentext Mary Anne Warren investigates a theoretical question that is at the center of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? That is! what does it take to be an entity towards which people have moral considerations? Warren argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion! and puts forward seven basic principles as criteria. She then applies these principles to three controversial moral issues: voluntary euthanasia! abortion! and the moral status of animals. Zusammenfassung Investigates a theoretical question that is at the centre of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? This work argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion, and puts forward seven basic principles which establish moral status. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: An Account of Moral Status. 1. The Concept of Moral Status; 2. Reverence for Life; 3. Sentience and the Utilitarian Calculus; 4. Personhood and Moral Rights; 5. The Relevance of Relationships; 6. A Multi-Criterial Analysis of Moral Status. Part II: Selected Applications. 7. Applying the Principles; 8. Euthanasia and the Moral Status of Human Beings; 9. Abortion and Human Rights; 10. Animal Rights and Human Limitations; 11. Conclusion. Bibliography; Index.
