The major moral issues of our time have been made vital and immediate by the convergence of numerous factors. Among these are a technology that has produced the threat of nuclear holocaust, that can maintain life beyond the death of the brain, that can destroy the natural world, and that produces deadly, indestructible waste. There is a new sensitivity to the injustices suffered by minorities. Impoverishment and starvation are now the fate of millions. Political tyranny is a continuing threat. Finally, the rise of a new religiousness has had an impact on morals and public affairs. In these provocative essays chosen from The Tanner Lectures on Human Values, four internationally distinguished scholars explore the moral implications of these issues in today's world.
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Sterling M. McMurrin Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 320g ISBN:9780521349741 ISBN 10: 0521349745 Pages: 216 Publication Date:10 August 1987 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
The trustees; Preface; 1. The basic liberties and their priority John Rawls; 2. Is liberty possible? Charles Fried; 3. Equality of what? Amartya Sen; 4. Ethics, law, and the exercise of self-command Thomas C. Schelling; Index.
