10 Moral Paradoxes - Softcover

Smilansky, Saul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140516087X ISBN 13: 9781405160872

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

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"Smilansky's examples are freshly minted... They're thought provoking, and Smilansky's discussion is a pleasure... [I]f we take morality seriously, we need to reflect with open minds about the kinds of cases he describes, and finding views we can live with will constitute some kind of progress in our moral life." (Mark Sainsbury FBA, Times Literary Supplement) "Saul Smilansky's 10 Moral Paradoxes is a delightful book. The paradoxes are easy to appreciate and though it's written in a light and accessible style, it still has plenty of philosophical heft. " (Michael Cholbi, PEA Soup) "His writing is clear and lively. He avoids unnecessary technicalities. His ideas are grounded in vivid examples." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, May 2009) "[B]rief, succinct, and a pleasure to read. Some of the chapters (for instance, the chapter on Fortunate Misfortune) would also make excellent reading for seminars on any undergraduate course... It is well worth reading." (Theoria)

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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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• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 140516087X
• ISBN 13: 9781405160872
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160