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Autore |
Mayerfield Jamie |
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Titolo |
Suffering and moral responsibility [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773174-0 |
1-280-47008-9 |
9786610470082 |
0-19-802755-9 |
0-585-34807-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford ethics series Suffering and moral responsibility |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Responsibility |
Suffering |
Suffering - Moral and ethical aspects |
Philosophy |
Philosophy & Religion |
Ethics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; ONE: Introduction; TWO: The Meaning of Suffering; THREE: The Measurement of Suffering; FOUR: The Moral Significance of Suffering; FIVE: The Duty To Relieve Suffering; SIX: The Moral Asymmetry of Happiness and Suffering; SEVEN: Trade-offs Internal to the Duty To Relieve Suffering; EIGHT: The Limits of the Duty To Relieve Suffering; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this work, Jamie Mayerfeld examines the content of the duty to prevent suffering and the weight it has relative to other moral considerations. He argues that the prevention of suffering is morally more important than the promotion of happiness, and that the duty to relieve suffering is much stronger than most of us acknowledge. |
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