S Smilansky
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2007
9781405160865
10 Moral Paradoxes
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Gebonden, 160 blz.
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John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781405160865
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Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Presenting ten diverse and original moral paradoxes, this cutting edge work of philosophical ethics makes a focused, concrete case for the centrality of paradoxes within morality.
Explores what these paradoxes can teach us about morality and the human condition
Considers a broad range of subjects, from familiar topics to rarely posed questions, among them "Fortunate Misfortune", "Beneficial Retirement" and "Preferring Not To Have Been Born"
Asks whether the existence of moral paradox is a good or a bad thing
Presents analytic moral philosophy in a provocative, engaging and entertaining way; posing new questions, proposing possible solutions, and challenging the reader to wrestle with the paradoxes themselves
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>List of Figures viii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments ix</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Fortunate Misfortune 11</p>
<p>2 The Paradox of Beneficial Retirement 23</p>
<p>3 Two Paradoxes about Justice and the Severity of Punishment 33</p>
<p>4 Blackmail: The Solution 42</p>
<p>5 The Paradox of Non–Punishment 50</p>
<p>6 On Not Being Sorry about the Morally Bad 59</p>
<p>7 Choice–Egalitarianism and the Paradox of the Baseline 67</p>
<p>8 Morality and Moral Worth 77</p>
<p>9 The Paradox of Moral Complaint 90</p>
<p>10 Preferring Not to Have Been Born 100</p>
<p>11 A Meta–Paradox: Are Paradoxes Bad? 113</p>
<p>12 Reflections on Moral Paradox 122</p>
<p>Postscript: The Future and Moral Paradox 134</p>
<p>References 138</p>
<p>Index 142</p>
<p>Acknowledgments ix</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Fortunate Misfortune 11</p>
<p>2 The Paradox of Beneficial Retirement 23</p>
<p>3 Two Paradoxes about Justice and the Severity of Punishment 33</p>
<p>4 Blackmail: The Solution 42</p>
<p>5 The Paradox of Non–Punishment 50</p>
<p>6 On Not Being Sorry about the Morally Bad 59</p>
<p>7 Choice–Egalitarianism and the Paradox of the Baseline 67</p>
<p>8 Morality and Moral Worth 77</p>
<p>9 The Paradox of Moral Complaint 90</p>
<p>10 Preferring Not to Have Been Born 100</p>
<p>11 A Meta–Paradox: Are Paradoxes Bad? 113</p>
<p>12 Reflections on Moral Paradox 122</p>
<p>Postscript: The Future and Moral Paradox 134</p>
<p>References 138</p>
<p>Index 142</p>