Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)Michael Tooley
Abortion and Infanticide
(Oxford: Claredon, 1983)
This is a careful philosophical exploration of the concepts and
moral arguments concerning the practices of abortion and infanticide.
Tooley takes the position that there is no moral offense
in ending a human life up to about 3 months after birth
because earlier than that the infant has not yet become a person.
His exploration of personhood might be the most original part of the book.
If you would like to discover other attempts to define personhood,
search the Internet for this expression:
"Personhood Bibliography".
James Leonard Park, medical ethicist
Click Here to see more reviews about: Abortion and Infanticide
This book has two main concerns.The first is to isolate the fundamental issues that must be resolved if one is able to formulate a defensible position on the question of the morality of abortion.The second is to determine the most plausible stand on those issues.The issues are intellectually difficult and many of them have been more or less ignored in public debate on abortion. Tooley argues, however, that plausible answers can be advanced, and that they support a liberal position on the morality of abortion.
Click here for more information about Abortion and Infanticide
No comments:
Post a Comment