Essay on Bioethics

by R.M. Hare

Book Overview

R.M. Hare is well known both for his fundamental work in ethical theory and for his applications of it to practical issues. For this volume he has selected the best of his writings on medical ethics and related topics. The book's chief theoretical interest lies in its synthesis between utilitarian and Kantian ethics, which are shown to have the same practical consequences. The main practical thesis in the book is that we can harm possible people by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198236786
• ISBN13: 9780198236788
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"