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Person, Polis, Planet : Essays in Applied Philosophy.
Title:
Person, Polis, Planet : Essays in Applied Philosophy.
Author:
Schmidtz, David.
ISBN:
9780199710874
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Person -- 2. Choosing Strategies -- 3. Choosing Ends -- 4. Reasons for Altruism -- 5. What Nozick Did for Decision Theory -- Polis -- 6. How to Deserve -- 7. Moral Dualism -- 8. Separateness, Suffering, and Moral Theory -- 9. Diminishing Marginal Utility -- 10. Guarantees -- Planet -- 11. The Institution of Property -- 12. Reinventing the Commons: An African Case Study -- 13. Natural Enemies: An Anatomy of Environmental Conflict -- 14. Are All Species Equal? -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtz's essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given that we live in a social and natural world.
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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