The central thesis of philosopher David Boonin is that the moral case against abortion can
be shown to be unsuccessful on terms that critics of abortion can and do accept. Critically …

What justifies our holding one person over another morally responsible for a past action?
Why am I justified in having a special prudential concern for one particular future person …

Abstract ADVANGEBOOKS-UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMAL LOGIC, 9E shows readers how to construct arguments in everyday life, using …

The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument for the claim that abortion, except
perhaps in rare instances, is seriously wrong. 1 One reason for these exceptions is to …

Health Care Ethics is a comprehensive study of significant issues affecting health care and
the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic theology. It aims to help Christian …

This article is a critical review of David Boonin's book, A Defense of Abortion (Cambridge
University Press, 2002), a significant contribution to the literature on this subject and …

Don Marquis has put forward a non-religious argument against abortion based on what he
claims is a morally relevant similarity between killing adult human beings and killing fetuses …

In 'Why Abortion is Immoral', Don Marquis argues that abortion is wrong for the same reason
that murder is wrong, namely, that it deprives a human being of an FLO, a 'future like …

In recent decades, many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a
virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such …

The purpose of this essay is to offer support for the substance view of persons, the
philosophical anthropology defended by Patrick Lee in his essay. In order to accomplish this …