Making Mortal Choices : Three Exercises in Moral Casuistry.
Title:
Making Mortal Choices : Three Exercises in Moral Casuistry.
Author:
Bedau, Hugo Adam.
ISBN:
9780198026846
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (136 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- ONE: Seaman Holmes and the Sinking of the William Brown -- TWO: The Speluncean Explorers and the Death of Roger Whetmore -- THREE: Jim and the Indians in the Jungle Clearing -- APPENDIX: The Historical Background of Casuistry -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
In this provocative study, Bedau demonstrates the usefulness of "casuistry," or "the method of cases" in arriving at moral decisions. He examines well-known cases, including the aftermath of the sinking of the William Brown in 1841, that compel us to consider questions about who ought to survive when not all can. By doing so, we learn something about how we actually reason concerning such life and death situations, as well as about how we ought to reason if we wish both to be consistent and to properly respect human life. Bedau's elegant book will be a valuable resource for students, philosophers, and general readers.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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