Moral Matters - Softcover

Narveson, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551110113 ISBN 13: 9781551110110

Publisher: Broadview Pr, 1993

Synopsis

Moral Matters provides a concise look at ethical issues such as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. It provides a set of views from the perspective of a leading libertarian thinker and aims to provoke thought and discussion.'

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Review

"Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics."--Susan Dimock

"Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way... Many of the arguments are as well put as I've seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified."--David Schmidtz

"a refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches."--Jocelyn Glidden

Comments:

“Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. ... Many of the arguments are as well put as I’ve seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified.” — David Schmidtz, University of Arizona

“A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches.” — Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University

“Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics.” — Susan Dimock, York University

“Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. ... Many of the arguments are as well put as I’ve seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified.” — David Schmidtz, University of Arizona

“A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches.” — Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University

“Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics.” — Susan Dimock, York University

"Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. ... Many of the arguments are as well put as I've seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified." -- David Schmidtz, University of Arizona

"A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches." -- Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University

"Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics." -- Susan Dimock, York University

"Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. ... Many of the arguments are as well put as I've seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified." -- David Schmidtz, University of Arizona

"A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches." -- Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University

"Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics." -- Susan Dimock, York University

From the Back Cover

Moral Matters is a concise and accessible look at such ethical issues as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. It provides a focused set of views from the unified perspective of one of North America's leading libertarian thinkers, and aims to provoke thought and discussion as well as to enrich understanding.

For the new edition the text has been revised throughout, the introduction has been greatly expanded, and a new chapter on environmental issues has been added.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551110113
• ISBN 13: 9781551110110
• Binding: Paperback