Moral Status: Obligations to Persons and Other Living Things

by Mary Anne Warren

Overview

Mary Anne Warren investigates a theoretical question that is at the center of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? That is, what does it take to be an entity towards which people have moral considerations? Warren argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion, and puts forward seven basic principles as criteria. She then applies these principles to three controversial moral issues: voluntary euthanasia, abortion, and the moral status of animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198250401
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/20/2000
Series:	Issues in Biomedical Ethics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

San Francisco State University

Table of Contents

Part I: An Account of Moral Status1. The Concept of Moral Status2. Reverence for Life3. Sentience and the Utilitarian Calculus4. Personhood and Moral Rights5. The Relevance of Relationships6. A Multi-Criterial Analysis of Moral StatusPart II: Selected Applications7. Applying the Principles8. Euthanasia and the Moral Status of Human Beings9. Abortion and Human Rights10. Animal Rights and Human Limitations11. ConclusionBibliography. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Her theory should prompt discussion and help clarify the concept of moral status. Her multicriterial approach for determining moral status has the potential to assist in the struggle to handle the complex moral issues prevalent today."—Choice

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