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The examined life. Can rules define morality? -- BJ319 .E918 1998

What is morality? How has the definition changed since the enlightened era? These and other questions are discussed by philosophers.

The examined life. Is ethics based on virtue? -- BJ319 .E93 1998

A discussion of ethics in terms of who you are, how your life is going, etc. Looks at ethics from the point of view of philosophers in the past as well as modern day philosophers.

The examined life. Moral dilemmas--can ethics help? -- BJ319 .E94 1998

Discusses the moral dilemma faced daily by parents and doctors: should we do everything we can to treat sick and dying newborn babies, or do we stop treatment and let the babies die comfortably?

The examined life. 13, does knowledge depend on experience? -- BJ41 .D64 1998

Focuses on the 17th and 18th century empiricism of John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume, and the 20th century empiricism and naturalism of W.V.O Quine, who is interviewed.

The examined life. 13, does knowledge depend on experience? -- BJ41 .D64 1998

Focuses on the 17th and 18th century empiricism of John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume, and the 20th century empiricism and naturalism of W.V.O Quine, who is interviewed.

The examined life. Does the end justify the means? -- BJ319 .E92 1998

If the benefits are large enough, does that justify a political decision to build a dam and destroy property and livelihood for the Malaysians? This and other questions are debated by modern philosophers.

The examined life. 23, what justifies the state? -- B793 .W53 1998

Asks whether the state is merely an artificial arrangement we construct to make life better, as social contract theorists claim, or whether it's a natural organism through which people achieve their potential.