10 Moral ParadoxesISBN: 978-1-4051-6086-5
Hardcover
160 pages
July 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Presents 10 diverse and original examples of moral paradox,
among them "Fortunate Misfortune", "Beneficial Retirement" and
"Preferring Not To Have Been Born"
- Explores what these paradoxes can teach us about morality and
the human condition
- Considers a broad range of subjects, from familiar topics to
rarely posed questions
- Makes a concrete case for the centrality of paradox within
morality
- Asks whether the existence of moral paradox is a good or a bad
thing
- Presents analytic moral philosophy in a provocative, engaging and entertaining way; posing new questions, proposing possible solutions, and challenging the reader to wrestle with the paradoxes themselves