The Ethical Imagination [CBC Massey Lectures Series].
by Somerville, Margaret
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0522854044
- ISBN 13
- 9780522854046
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About This Item
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2007. 1st Australian ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, top edge lightly toned, top corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). 276 pp. Renowned conservative Australian-Canadian ethicist Margaret Somerville tackles some of the most contentious issues of our time and proposes a brilliant new kind of ethical language and thought to help us deal with them. Science and technology confront us with some of the most challenging and unprecedented ethical questions in the world today. These issues encompass what it means to be human, how we relate to others and our world and how we find meaning in life. She touches on controversial topics such as new reproductive technologies, genetic modification and transhumanism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25822
- Title
- The Ethical Imagination [CBC Massey Lectures Series].
- Author
- Somerville, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Australian ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0522854044
- ISBN 13
- 9780522854046
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press (MUP)
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- philosophy, ethics, society, modern society, canada, autograph
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY & SKEPTICISM;
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Annandale, New South Wales
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