Christian Erk: The Ethics of Killing

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In this book, Christian Erk examines the ethical (im)permissibility of killing human beings in general and of selected killings in particular, namely suicide, lethal selfdefence, abortion and euthanasia, as well as organ transplantation and assisted suicide. He does so by addressing a range of important ethical questions: What does it mean to act? Of what elements is an action comprised? What is the difference between a good or evil action and a permissible or impermissible action? How can we determine whether an action is good or evil? Is there a moral duty not to kill? Is this duty held by and against all human beings or only persons? What and who is a person? What is human dignity and who has it? What is it that is actually taken when somebody is killed, i.e. what is life? And closely related to that: What and when is death? By integrating the answers to these questions into an argumentative architecture, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most fundamental questions of mankind: Under which conditions, if any, is killing human beings ethically permissible?

Über den Autor

Christian Erk is a lecturer for ethics and management at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Setting the Stage.- Chapter 2: Conceptualising Killing Actions.- Chapter 3: The General Ethics of Human Actions.- Chapter 4: Interlude I: Life & Death.- Chapter 5: Interlude II: Personhood and Moral Status of Human Beings.- Chapter 6: The General Ethics of Killing Human Beings.- Chapter 7: The Special Ethics of Killing Human Beings.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geisteswissenschaften , Kunst , Musik , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xvi 335 S. 22 s/w Illustr. 335 p. 22 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783031071850
ISBN-10:	3031071859
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Erk, Christian
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	210 x 148 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Christian Erk
Erscheinungsdatum:	16.09.2023
Gewicht:	0,456 kg