Krantz provides a defense of traditional, human-centered ethics
against Peter Singer's ethical theory. Singer favors a Copernican
revolution in ethics because he thinks our traditional ethics has
collapsed under pressure from medical technology and from advances
in the biological understanding of our fellow animals. For nearly
thirty years he has argued that the boundaries of the human
lifespan and of the human species are so unclear that we must
abandon our views that human beings have a special dignity and that
the taking of innocent human life is always wrong.
Against this Krantz argues that in today's world, human life has
been cheapened and the values of the marketplace have begun to
govern medical care and organ donation, birth and death. In fact,
this is just a foretaste of the world to come if Singer's ethical
theory succeeds in replacing traditional human-centered ethics.
What is required is, not the abandonment of human dignity and of
the sanctity of human life, but rather a renewed understanding of
how principles based on these ideas can be applied in the
twenty-first century. Scholars, students, and general readers
involved with ethical and contemporary philosophy issues will find
this book interesting.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2002 |
First published: |
September 2000 |
Authors: |
Susan Krantz
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
152 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-97083-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-97083-3 |
Barcode: |
9780275970833 |
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