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Freedom Vs. Intervention
Daniel E. Lee
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Description for Freedom Vs. Intervention
Paperback. In Freedom vs. Intervention, Daniel E. Lee addresses questions around such controversial issues as abortion, legalization of physician-assisted suicide and recreational use of marijuana, and the right to refuse medical treatment, taking an innovative approach by applying traditional just war criteria to questions of intervention. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
In Freedom vs. Intervention, Daniel E. Lee addresses questions around such controversial issues as abortion, legalization of physician-assisted suicide and recreational use of marijuana, and the right to refuse medical treatment, taking an innovative approach by applying traditional just war criteria to questions of intervention. Noting that intervening in the lives of other people is always a costly option, he argues that it should be done only if there are compelling reasons for doing so, only if it is the last resort after other options have been exhausted, and only if there is reason to believe that intervening will make ... Read more
In Freedom vs. Intervention, Daniel E. Lee addresses questions around such controversial issues as abortion, legalization of physician-assisted suicide and recreational use of marijuana, and the right to refuse medical treatment, taking an innovative approach by applying traditional just war criteria to questions of intervention. Noting that intervening in the lives of other people is always a costly option, he argues that it should be done only if there are compelling reasons for doing so, only if it is the last resort after other options have been exhausted, and only if there is reason to believe that intervening will make ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742542112
SKU
V9780742542112
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About Daniel E. Lee
Daniel E. Lee is professor of ethics at Augustana College (Illinois) and director of the Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics.
Reviews for Freedom Vs. Intervention
This book would make an excellent supplement to an introductory ethics course. Summing Up: Recommended.
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The adage “hard cases make bad law” remains true but it is also true that hard cases remain with us and must be resolved. Daniel Lee’s book both engages the difficulties of hard cases of the individual interest vs. the public good ... Read more
CHOICE
The adage “hard cases make bad law” remains true but it is also true that hard cases remain with us and must be resolved. Daniel Lee’s book both engages the difficulties of hard cases of the individual interest vs. the public good ... Read more