Causing death and saving lives
"Questions about killing are among the most acute of moral problems. Often, however, our thinking about them is confused and clouded with emotion, so that somone who supports capital punishment may well condemn abortion, using diametrically opposed arugments in each case. Jonathan Glover examines the arguments we use in prohibiting or justifying the killing of others and considers the practical problems we have to face. He looks at the moral difficulties posed by the advance of modern medicine, at theories of capital punishment and, turning to wider social an dpolitical concerns, at the justifications advanced for assassination, revolution and war. Throughout, humanity and logic combine to make this a clear, concise and necessary book for all concerned with a broad range of vital contemporary issues"--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 1990
Penguin Books, London, 1990