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Torbjörn Tännsjö - Understanding Ethics, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Understanding Ethics

Av Torbjörn Tännsjö

1974 kr

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Uses thought-experiments like the trolley problem to test ethical theoriesMoral questions about what we ought to do and why appear in every part of life. Is it morally acceptable to eat meat? Take flights? Should you be doing something to combat racism, sexism and xenophobia? This textbook introduces you to the most important and influential normative ethical theories that help us navigate the moral maze of modern life: normative ethics, utilitarianism, egoism, deontological ethics, the ethics of rights, virtue ethics, particularism and ecological ethics. Torbjörn Tännsjö carefully describes each theory, putting them into their historical contexts and applying them to contemporary debates. He offers arguments for and against, with a special focus on the counterarguments and the best attempts to meet them.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-09-30
  • Mått: 138 x 216 x 11 mm
  • Vikt: 354 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 176
  • Upplaga: 4
  • Förlag: Edinburgh University Press
  • ISBN: 9781399567701
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Torbjörn Tännsjö is Kristian Claëson Emeritus Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University. He is the author of several books including Hedonistic Utilitarianism (EUP, 1998), Taking Life. Three Theories on the Ethics of Killing (OUP, 2015), Setting Health-Care Priorities (OUP, 2019) , and From Despotism to Democracy (Springer, 2023).

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Tännsjö writes from a definite position and never hides it — yet he argues for its rivals as if each might turn out to be right. The arguments here run all the way into population ethics, distribution, and the survival of humankind. A reader trying to work out what she actually believes could hardly ask for a better guide.

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