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    The repugnant conclusion : essays on population ethics (2004)
    Dordrecht$aBoston : Kluwer
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    ISBN: 9781402024733
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (260 Seiten) , Diagramme
    Series Statement: Library of ethics and applied philosophy 15
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The repugnant conclusion
    DDC: 304.601
    RVK:
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    Keywords: Population Moral and ethical aspects ; Overpopulation Moral and ethical aspects ; Quality of life Philosophy ; Population Moral and ethical aspects ; Overpopulation Moral and ethical aspects ; Quality of life Philosophy ; Population-Moral and ethical aspects.. ; Overpopulation-Moral and ethical aspects.. ; Quality of life-Philosophy ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Übervölkerung ; Bioethik
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    From Despotism to Democracy : How a World Government Can Save Humanity (2023)
    Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore | Singapore : Imprint: Springer
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    ISBN: 9789819955596
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 166 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Political science ; Political ethics. ; International relations. ; Globalization.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. The Problem -- Chapter 2. Argument from global heating -- Chapter 3. The argument from war and peace -- Chapter 4. The argument from global justice -- Chapter 5. Does it matter if we go extinct? -- Chapter 6. Democracy -- Chapter 7. From despotism to democracy: a roadmap -- Chapter 8. Is global democracy desirable? -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book is about how best to respond to existential global threats posed by war and global heating. The stakes have become existential. A strong claim in the book is that we need a world state to save humanity. The book sheds new light on why this is so. The present author has long advocated global democracy. A strong argument against global democracy has been, however, that no state has ever been established without the resort to violence. In this book, the author bites the bullet and advocates a route to global democracy that passes through a phase where a global state is established in the form of global despotism. First despotism, then democracy! But, as the author insists and the reader will find, this is at most something we can hope for. We may fail. The moral importance of failure is thoroughly discussed. The book explored the following topics: · The tragedy of the commons is presented as the best explanation of why we do so little to obviate the causes behind climate change. · A world government presents a way out of the tragedy of the commons. · Standard arguments against a world state are examined. · The question of whether it matters if humanity goes extinct is taken seriously. · What if the attempt to establish a world state fails. The book is written by a philosopher, but the intended audience is broad. It has a place in courses in political philosophy, but it is possible for anyone who wants to do so to dig deeper into the questions should be able to read it. And regardless of whether you who read the book are a scholar or a layperson, there is no way for you to avoid its topic. Global existential issues concern all of us, regardless of profession or nationality.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-5559-6
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    From Reasons to Norms : On the Basic Question in Ethics (2010)
    Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media B.V
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    ISBN: 9789048132850
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xv, 165 p, digital)
    Series Statement: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy 22
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Tännsjö, Torbjörn, 1946 - From reasons to norms
    RVK:
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    PI 3580
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Normativity (Ethics) ; Moralischer Realismus ; Praktische Vernunft ; Ethik ; Moralischer Realismus ; Praktische Vernunft ; Ethik
    Abstract: This book originated from a discussion between the author, Derek Parfit and Wlodek Rabinowicz, and further developed in correspondence and intense discussions with Wlodek Rabinowics and John Broome. The author disputes the recent trend in metaethics that focuses on reasons rather than norms. The reader is invited to take a new look at the traditional metaethical questions of moral semantics, ontology, and epistemology. The author mainly concerns himself with particular aspects of these problems: Which are the problems of morality? Are there many different moral questions, or, do they all, in the final analysis, reduce to one? The bold claim made in this book is that there is just one: What ought to be done? Moreover, there is just one source of normativity, just one kind of 'ought'-question, which lends itself to an objectively correct and authoritative answer.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3285-0
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    The Repugnant Conclusion : Essays on Population Ethics (2004)
    Dordrecht : Imprint: Springer | Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers
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    ISBN: 9781402024733
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(V, 261 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2004.
    Series Statement: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy 15
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    Keywords: Ontology. ; Ethics. ; Criminal law. ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Ontology ; Criminal Law
    Abstract: Overpopulation and the Quality of Life -- Two Parfit Puzzles -- Critical-Level Population Principles And The Repugnant Conclusion -- O Repugnance, Where Is Thy Sting? -- Resolving The Repugnant Conclusion -- Person-Based Consequentialism And The Procreation Obligation -- Person-Affecting Moralities -- Repugnance Or Intransitivity: A Repugnant But Forced Choice -- The Root Of The Repugnant Conclusion And Its Rebuttal -- The Paradoxes Of Future Generations And Normative Theory -- Why We Ought To Accept The Repugnant Conclusion -- The Repugnant Conclusion And Worthwhile Living -- Postscript.
    Abstract: Most people (including moral philosophers), when faced with the fact that some of their cherished moral views lead up to the Repugnant Conclusion, feel that they have to revise their moral outlook. However, it is a moot question as to how this should be done. It is not an easy thing to say how one should avoid the Repugnant Conclusion, without having to face even more serious implications from one's basic moral outlook. Several such attempts are presented in this volume. This is the first volume devoted entirely to the cardinal problem of modern population ethics, known as 'The Repugnant Conclusion'. This book is a must for (moral) philosophers with an interest in population ethics.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2473-3
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    Terminal Sedation: Euthanasia in Disguise? (2004)
    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
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    ISBN: 9781402021244
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXIII, 148 p) , online resource
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Oncology ; Ethics ; Nursing. ; Medical ethics. ; Cancer research.
    Abstract: The intention behind this anthology is to continue and deepen the discussion about the sedation of dying patients. Those who have contributed constitute a mixture of distinguished bioethicists and doctors and nurses with experience of terminal sedation, some of them in favour of, and others in strong opposition to, voluntary euthanasia. They give their view on terminal sedation by answering questions such as: "Is terminal sedation euthanasia in disguise?", "Should terminal sedation be a part of standard palliative care?", "Should terminal sedation be provided at the patient's request?" This is the first book devoted exclusively to this subject. It does not give the final verdict, but it does contain strong defences by very competent thinkers of the most important and influential positions. It has been published in the hope that it will provoke further thought and discussion. This volume is of interest to students, teachers and professionals working in palliative medicine and medical ethics
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Palliative Options of Last Resort2. Terminal Sedation A Substitute for Euthanasia ? -- 3. Sedation - Unconsciousness - Anaesthesia! What are We Talking About? -- 4. Sedation in Palliative Care - The Doctor’s Perspective -- 5. Terminal Sedation: A Nursing Perspective -- 6. Why Terminal Sedation Is No Solution to the Voluntary -- 7. Terminal Sedation From a Moral Right’s Perspective -- 8. Terminal Sedation and Sanctity-of-Life in Medicine -- 9. Terminal Sedation and the Artefactual Fallacy -- 10. Terminal Sedation: Different Practices, Different Evaluations -- 11. The Sanctity-of-Life and the Active/Passive Distinction.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2124-4
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