Morals Based on Needs

By Ragnar Ohlsson

The concept of "need" has been analyzed by numerous modern philosophers. While they usually view need as a necessary condition for avoiding harm, Morals Based on Needs gives "basic needs" a clarifying new definition in terms of "necessary and sufficient condition for an acceptable life". Ohlsson investigates the connections between needs and moral norms creating a new foundation for ethics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819198536
• ISBN13: 9780819198532
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 164 Pages