Means, Ends, and Persons

Means, Ends, and Persons
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780190251550
ISBN-13 : 0190251557
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Book Synopsis Means, Ends, and Persons by : Robert Audi

Download or read book Means, Ends, and Persons written by Robert Audi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a full-scale account of the morally important ideas of treating persons merely as means and treating them as ends. Audi clarifies these independently of Kant, but with implications for understanding him, and presents a theory of conduct that enhances their usefulness both in ethical theory and in practical ethics.

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