Christian Erk: The Ethics of Killing
The Ethics of Killing
Buch
- Life, Death and Human Nature
- Springer International Publishing, 09/2023
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031071850
- Bestellnummer: 11593865
- Umfang: 352 Seiten
- Nummer der Auflage: 23001
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
- Gewicht: 456 g
- Maße: 210 x 148 mm
- Stärke: 20 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 3.9.2023
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Klappentext
In this book, Christian Erk examines the ethical (im)permissibility of killing human beings in general and of selected killings in particular, namely suicide, lethal selfdefence, abortion and euthanasia, as well as organ transplantation and assisted suicide. He does so by addressing a range of important ethical questions: What does it mean to act? Of what elements is an action comprised? What is the difference between a good or evil action and a permissible or impermissible action? How can we determine whether an action is good or evil? Is there a moral duty not to kill? Is this duty held by and against all human beings or only persons? What and who is a person? What is human dignity and who has it? What is it that is actually taken when somebody is killed, i. e. what is life? And closely related to that: What and when is death? By integrating the answers to these questions into an argumentative architecture, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most fundamental questions of mankind: Under which conditions, if any, is killing human beings ethically permissible?Biografie
Christian Erk studied political theory (MSc) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom) as well as management, economics and international relations (BA) at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). He has furthermore received the degree of a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). His research interests include health, justice, rights/duties, public health ethics/bioethics, health policy as well as determinants of health.![Christian Erk: The Ethics of Killing, Buch](https://media1.jpc.de/image/w468/front/0/9783031071850.jpg)
Christian Erk
The Ethics of Killing
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