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Warren, Mary Anne. Moral status: obligations to persons and other living things
1997, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Topics: Applied Ethics; Metaethics
Keywords: abortion; animals; euthanasia; moral obligation; moral status
Traditions: Analytic; North American
Languages: English
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Added by: Simon Fokt
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Publisher's description: Mary Anne Warren investigates a theoretical question that is at the centre of practical and professional ethics: what are the criteria for having moral status? That is: what does it take to be an entity towards which people have moral considerations? Warren argues that no single property will do as a sole criterion, and puts forward seven basic principles which establish moral status. She then applies these principles to three controversial moral issues: voluntary euthanasia, abortion, and the status of non-human animals.

Comment: Particular chapters are useful in teaching on the applied ethics of abortion, euthanasia and obligations towards non-human animals.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended use: Further reading

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