02586nam 22006733u 450 991045573000332120210114013717.01-280-47008-997866104700820-19-802755-90-585-34807-3(CKB)111004366529094(EBL)280949(OCoLC)476025148(SSID)ssj0000253480(PQKBManifestationID)12048143(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253480(PQKBWorkID)10186156(PQKB)11190359(MiAaPQ)EBC280949(EXLCZ)9911100436652909420130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrSuffering and Moral Responsibility[electronic resource]New York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (252 p.)Oxford ethics series Suffering and moral responsibility Description based upon print version of record.0-19-511599-6 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; IndexIn 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.ResponsibilitySufferingSufferingMoral and ethical aspectsResponsibilityPhilosophyHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCEthicsHILCCElectronic books.Responsibility.Suffering.SufferingMoral and ethical aspectsResponsibilityPhilosophyPhilosophy & ReligionEthics179Mayerfield Jamie886261AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910455730003321Suffering and Moral Responsibility1978916UNINA