The legacy of Socrates : essays in moral philosophy / James Rachels ; edited by Stuart Rachels.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rachels, James, 1941-2003
Other Authors: Rachels, Stuart, 1969-
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
Ethics.
Physical Description:xii, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The basic argument for vegetarianism
  • Darwin, species, and morality
  • Drawing lines
  • The value of human life
  • Killing and starving to death
  • Lives and liberty (coauthored with William Ruddick)
  • Political assassination
  • The legacy of Socrates
  • Nietzsche and the objectivity of morals
  • Two arguments against ethical egoism
  • The principle of agency
  • Baby M
  • Ethical theory and bioethics
  • Movies.