The legacy of Socrates
Subtitle: essays in moral philosophy
By: James Rachels ; edited by Stuart Rachels
Contributors: Rachels, Stuart, 1969-
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780231138444
Subjects: Ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The basic argument for vegetarianism; title: Darwin, species, and morality; title: Drawing lines; title: The value of human life; title: Killing and starving to death; title: Lives and liberty (coauthored with William Ruddick); title: Political assassination; title: The legacy of Socrates; title: Nietzsche and the objectivity of morals; title: Two arguments against ethical egoism; title: The principle of agency; title: Baby M; title: Ethical theory and bioethics; title: Movies