Ethics of Killing : Problems at the Margins of Life, Paperback by McMahan, Je...

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Item Length: 6 in ISBN: 9780195169829 Item Weight: 26.9 Oz Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Book Series: Oxford Ethics Ser. Language: English Book Title: Ethics of Killing : Problems at the Margins of Life Publication Year: 2003 Format: Trade Paperback Genre: Philosophy, True Crime, Social Science Item Height: 1.3 in gtin13: 9780195169829 Number of Pages: 560 Pages Item Width: 9.2 in Author: Jeff Mcmahan Topic: Murder / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Abortion & Birth Control

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Ethics of Killing : Problems at the Margins of Life, Paperback by McMahan, Jeff, ISBN 0195169824, ISBN-13 9780195169829, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues, including
abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.