Moral status and human life: the case for children's superiority
Auteur :
Dwyer, James G.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521766913
Date de publication :
21 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,9 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This work of applied moral philosophy develops a comprehensive account of how adults as moral agents ascribe moral status to beings - ourselves and others - and on the basis of that account identifies multiple criteria for having moral status. It argues that proper application of those criteria should lead us to treat children as of greater moral importance than adults.