Taking Life
Author | : Torbjörn Tännsjö |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190225582 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190225580 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book Taking Life written by Torbjörn Tännsjö and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When is it right to kill? Three ethical theories are examined, deontology, a moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are worked out for different kinds of killing. In the final analysis, utilitarianism can best account for our considered intuitions about these kinds of killing.