Practical Ethics: A Collection of Addresses and Essays - Primary Source Edition (Literature of Theology and Church History) (Practical and Professional Ethics)

by Henry Sidgwick

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This book is a reissue of a long-unavailable work by the English philosopher and educator Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900). Published in 1898, it collects nine essays, in which Sidgwick discusses such issues as when public officials might be justified in lying or breaking promises, whether scientists may legitimately inflict suffering on animals for research purposes, along with a score of other problems in practical ethics. The noted ethicist Sissela Bok has contributed a
Foreword to this reissue, arguing for the book's continuing relevance to contemporary debates.
  • ISBN10 1294286668
  • ISBN13 9781294286660
  • Publish Date 11 November 2013 (first published 1 June 1977)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Imprint Nabu Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 270
  • Language English