Valuing Life by John Kleinig (English) Paperback Book

Description: Valuing Life by John Kleinig Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war, genetic engineering and fetal experimentation, environmental and animal rights--these topics inspire some of todays most heated public controversies. And it is fashionable to pursue these debates in terms of the negative query "Under what conditions may life be disregarded or terminated?" John Kleinig FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war, genetic engineering and fetal experimentation, environmental and animal rights--these topics inspire some of todays most heated public controversies. And it is fashionable to pursue these debates in terms of the negative query "Under what conditions may life be disregarded or terminated?" John Kleinig asks a different, more positive question: What may be said in behalf of life? Looking at the full range of appeals to lifes value, he considers a variety of issues. Is livingness as such to be affirmed and respected? Is there an ascending order of plant, animal, and human life? Does human life possess a distinctive claim, or must we discriminate between humans that do and humans that do not have claims on us? Kleinig shows that assertions about valuing life camouflage a complex normative vocabulary about worth, reverence, sanctity, dignity, respect, and rights. And "life," too, is subject to an assortment of understandings. Sensitive to the frameworks informing diverse appeals to lifes value, this comprehensive work will interest readers concerned with the environment, animal rights, or bioethics. Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Author Biography John Kleinig is Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). His books include Discretion, Community, and Correctional Ethics, edited with Margaret Leland Smith (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and From Social Justice to Criminal Justice, edited with William C. Heffernan (Oxford, 2000). Table of Contents *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. xiii*ONE. VALUING LIFE, pg. 3*Two. VALUING LIFE, pg. 29*THREE. ORGANISMIC LIFE, pg. 46*FOUR. PLANT LIFE, pg. 70*FIVE. ANIMAL LIFE, pg. 96*SIX. HUMAN LIFE, pg. 115*SEVEN. TOWARDS A MORALITY OF LIFE, pg. 164*EIGHT. SOME APPLICATIONS, pg. 190*Notes, pg. 229*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 257*INDEX OF NAMES, pg. 277*INDEX OF SUBJECfS, pg. 281 Review One of Choices Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992 "This is a very comprehensive survey of the way in which the idea of lifes value has been used to sustain or deny a quite staggering range of moral claims. Everything is here, from the respect that might be owed to the tiniest micro-organism to the claims that the entire ecosystem makes upon us. It is a pleasure to follow an intelligent and uncompromising mind through such an exhaustive list of the fundamental questions of morality. Few will be able to read [Valuing Life secure that all their prejudices and beliefs about the value of life will remain intact."--Times Literary Supplement Prizes Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992 Long Description Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war, genetic engineering and fetal experimentation, environmental and animal rights--these topics inspire some of todays most heated public controversies. And it is fashionable to pursue these debates in terms of the negative query "Under what conditions may life be disregarded or terminated?" John Kleinig asks a different, more positive question: What may be said in behalf of life? Looking at the full range of appeals to lifes value, he considers a variety of issues. Is livingness as such to be affirmed and respected? Is there an ascending order of plant, animal, and human life? Does human life possess a distinctive claim, or must we discriminate between humans that do and humans that do not have claims on us? Kleinig shows that assertions about valuing life camouflage a complex normative vocabulary about worth, reverence, sanctity, dignity, respect, and rights. And "life," too, is subject to an assortment of understandings. Sensitive to the frameworks informing diverse appeals to lifes value, this comprehensive work will interest readers concerned with the environment, animal rights, or bioethics. Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Review Quote "This is a very comprehensive survey of the way in which the idea of lifes value has been used to sustain or deny a quite staggering range of moral claims. Everything is here, from the respect that might be owed to the tiniest micro-organism to the claims that the entire ecosystem makes upon us. It is a pleasure to follow an intelligent and uncompromising mind through such an exhaustive list of the fundamental questions of morality. Few will be able to read [ Valuing Life secure that all their prejudices and beliefs about the value of life will remain intact."-- Times Literary Supplement Details ISBN0691608008 Author John Kleinig Publisher Princeton University Press Year 2014 ISBN-10 0691608008 ISBN-13 9780691608006 Format Paperback Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States DEWEY 179.1 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title VALUING LIFE Language English Media Book Birth 1942 Pages 306 Translated from English UK Release Date 2014-07-14 Publication Date 2014-07-14 NZ Release Date 2014-07-14 US Release Date 2014-07-14 Alternative 9780691636504 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-09-22 Series Princeton Legacy Library We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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