Freedom and Fulfillment: Philosophical Essays

Princeton: Princeton University Press (1992)
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This collection concludes with two essays dealing with concepts used in appraising the whole of a person's life: absurdity and self-fulfillment, and their interplay.Dealing with a diverse set of problems in practical and theoretical ethics, ...

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9780691019246   069101924X   0691074127   9780691218144

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10.1515/9780691218144

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1. Wrongful Life and the Counterfactual Element in Harming (1986).  (pages 3-36)
2. Abortion (1979.  (pages 37-75)
3. The Child's Right to an Open Future (1980).  (pages 76-97)
4. Sentiment and Sentimentality in Practical Ethics (1982).  (pages 98-123)
5. Limits to the Free Expression of Opinion (1975).  (pages 124-151)
6. Civil Disobedience in the Modern World (1979).  (pages 152-174)
7. The Moral and Legal Responsibility of the Bad Samaritan (1984).  (pages 175-196)
8. In Defense of Moral Rights: Their Bare Existence (1990).  (pages 197-219)
9. In Defense of Moral Rights: Their Social Importance (1990).  (pages 220-244)
10. In Defense of Moral Bights: Their Constitutional Relevance (1990).  (pages 245-259)
11. An Unpromising Approach to the "Right to Die" (1991).  (pages 260-282)
12. Seven Modes of Reasoning That Can Justify Overlooking the Merits of the Individual Case—When the Facts Are Right (1991).  (pages 283-296)
13. Absurd Self-Fulfillment (1980).  (pages 297-330)
14. The Absurd and the Comic: Why Does Some Incongruity Please? (1989).  (pages 331-346)
Index.  (pages 347-359)

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