
Beginning Lives
Rosalind Hursthouse(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 24. September 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
388 pages
978-0-631-15328-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this text book Rosalind Hursthouse examines the complex questions surrounding the morality of abortion. Beginning by discussing the moral status of the foetus, she outlines and criticizes the main philosophical liberal positions on abortion, discussing alsl their bearing on the related issues of ifanticide, foetal research, surrogacy, murder and our treatment of animals. In place of the currently prevailing positions, the author offers a novel approach to these issues based on the recently revived theory of neo-Aristotelianism which emphasizes moral virtues and vices.
A central element of Beginning Lives is its emphasis on the special nature of abortion: its unique relation to the facts of women's pregnancies and hence to our attitudes to childbearing, motherhood, maturity and sexual relations.
A central element of Beginning Lives is its emphasis on the special nature of abortion: its unique relation to the facts of women's pregnancies and hence to our attitudes to childbearing, motherhood, maturity and sexual relations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-15328-3 (9780631153283)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rosalind Hursthouse is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland.
Content
1. The status of the fetus ; 2. Women's rights arguments ; 3. Trying to prove the fetus lacks rights ; 4. Abandoning the sanctity of life ; 5. Grounds for personal decisions ; 6. Some general conclusions