Human Life, Action and Ethics

Human Life, Action and Ethics
Author: Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2005
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781845400613

This is the first collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe since the publication of three volumes of her papers in 1981. This new collection includes articles published subsequent to those volumes and not hitherto gathered, previously unpublished papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic essay ?Modern Moral Philosophy? and a few otherwise difficult to obtain early pieces such as her Listener article ?Does Oxford Moral Philosophy Corrupt the Youth?? The appearance of this volume is a major publishing event.

Life and Action

Life and Action
Author: Michael Thompson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780674016705

Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts—concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson’s aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson’s view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus. In three investigations, Thompson considers life, action, and practice successively, attempting to exhibit these interrelated concepts as pure categories of thought, and to show how a proper exposition of them must be Aristotelian in character. He contends that the pure character of these categories, and the Aristotelian forms of reflection necessary to grasp them, are systematically obscured by modern theoretical philosophy, which thus blocks the way to the renewal of practical philosophy. His work recovers the possibility, within the tradition of analytic philosophy, of hazarding powerful generalities, and of focusing on the larger issues—like “life”—that have the power to revive philosophy. As an attempt to relocate crucial concepts from moral philosophy and the theory of action into what might be called the metaphysics of life, this original work promises to reconfigure a whole sector of philosophy. It is a work that any student of contemporary philosophy must grapple with.

Human Life, Action and Ethics

Human Life, Action and Ethics
Author: G.E.M. Anscombe
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2011-11-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1845402715

A collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic 'Modern Moral Philosophy'

The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe

The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe
Author: Roger Teichmann
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011-04-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0191616990

One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Elizabeth Anscombe wrote books and articles on a wide range of topics, including the ground-breaking monograph Intention. Her work is original, challenging, often difficult, always insightful; but it has frequently been misunderstood, and its overall significance is still not fully appreciated. This book is the first major study of Anscombe's philosophical oeuvre. In it, Roger Teichmann presents Anscombe's main ideas, bringing out their interconnections, elaborating and discussing their implications, pointing out objections and difficulties, and aiming to give a unified overview of her philosophy. Many of Anscombe's arguments are relevant to contemporary debates, as Teichmann shows, and on a number of topics what Anscombe has to say constitutes a powerful alternative to dominant or popular views. Among the writings discussed are Intention, 'Practical Inference', 'Modern Moral Philosophy', 'Rules, Rights and Promises', 'On Brute Facts', 'The First Person', 'The Intentionality of Sensation', 'Causality and Determination', An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus, 'The Question of Linguistic Idealism', and a number of other pieces, including some that are little known or hard to obtain. A complete bibliography of Anscombe's writings is also included. Ranging from the philosophy of action, through ethics, to philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and the philosophy of logic and language, this book is a study of one of the most significant bodies of work in modern philosophy, spanning more than fifty years, and as pertinent today as ever.

Faith in a Hard Ground

Faith in a Hard Ground
Author: G.E.M. Anscombe
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1845402820

Elizabeth Anscombe's forthright philosophy speaks directly to many religious and ethical issues of current concern.This collection of her essays forms a companion volume to the critically acclaimed Human Life, Action and Ethics, published in 2005.

The Ethics of Abortion

The Ethics of Abortion
Author: Christopher Kaczor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Abortion
ISBN: 9780415884693

Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most comprehensive case against the choice of abortion yet published. The Ethics of Abortion critically evaluates all the major grounds for denying fetal personhood, including the views of those who defend not only abortion but also infanticide. It also provides several (non-theological) justifications for the conclusion that all human beings, including those in utero, should be respected as persons. This book also critiques the view that abortion is not wrong even if the human fetus is a person. The Ethics of Abortion examines hard cases for those who are prolife, such as abortion in cases of rape or in order to save the motherâe(tm)s life, as well as hard cases for defenders of abortion, such as sex selection abortion and the rationale for being âeoepersonally opposedâe but publically supportive of abortion. It concludes with a discussion of whether artificial wombs might end the abortion debate. Answering the arguments of defenders of abortion, this book provides reasoned justification for the view that all intentional abortions are morally wrong and that doctors and nurses who object to abortion should not be forced to act against their consciences.

Ethics at the Beginning of Life

Ethics at the Beginning of Life
Author: James Mumford
Publisher: Oxford Studies in Theological
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199673969

Many declare the debate about abortion to be hopelessly polarised, between conservatives and liberals, between forces religious and secular. In this book Mumford upends this received wisdom and challenges consensus, arguing that many dominant attitudes and argument fail to take into account the particular way human beings 'emerge' in the world.

The Law and Ethics of Medicine

The Law and Ethics of Medicine
Author: John Keown
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199589550

The principle of the sanctity of life is key to the law governing medical practice and professional medical ethics. It is also widely misunderstood. This book clarifies the principle and considers how it influences the law governing abortion; 'test-tube' babies; euthanasia; feeding patients in persistent vegetative states; and palliative treatment.

Ethics into Action

Ethics into Action
Author: Peter Singer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2019-05-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1538123908

More than twenty years after its publication, Peter Singer's Ethics into Action continues to inspire new generations of activists through its portrayal of Henry Spira and the animal rights movement. With a new preface from the author, this edition celebrates the continued importance of social movements and provides a path towards furthering changes in our world. Singer, one of the world's most influential living philosophers, reveals how Henry Spira influenced major corporations by simultaneously applying targeted pressures and removing existing obstacles to achieve his ethical goals. As people all over the world continues to struggle for justice, Spira's method of effecting change serves as a proven model for activists fighting across a wide range of causes.