bookJan 1, 2002Closed access

The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life

JMJeff McMahan

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Abstract

Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, Jeff McMahan looks at various issues including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

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Keywords
  • Immorality
  • Abortion
  • Identity (music)
  • Criminology
  • Personal identity
  • Morality
  • Environmental ethics
  • Sociology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gender equality
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