Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on our urgently finding ways to bring about radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our own human nature. We have rewritten our own moral agenda by the drastic changes we have made to the conditions of life on earth. Advances in [...]
Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on our urgently finding ways to bring about radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our own human nature. We have rewritten our own moral agenda by the drastic changes we have made to the conditions of life on earth. Advances in[...]
Many philosophers think that if you're morally responsible for a state of affairs, you must be a cause of it. Ingmar Persson argues that this strand of common sense morality is asymmetrical, in that it features the act-omission doctrine, according to which there are stronger reasons against performi[...]
Building on the strengths of the highly successful first edition, the extensively updated "Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory" presents a complete state-of-the-art survey, written by an international team of leading moral philosophers. A new edition of this successful and highly regarded "Guide," now[...]
Ingmar Persson, filosofiprofessor i Göteborg, undersöker innebörden i den populära tanken att alla människor har lika värde och i vilken mån den är förenlig med några moderna gen- eller biotekniker som stamcellsframställning och genetisk diagnostik. Utkommer Augusti 2004.
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Ingmar Persson är professor i filosofi vid Lunds universitet.