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Worth and Welfare in the Controversy over Abortion

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  1. Christopher Miles Coope
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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introductory

    • Christopher Miles Coope
    Pages 1-50

  3. Worth

    • Christopher Miles Coope
    Pages 51-162

  4. Rights and Interests

    • Christopher Miles Coope
    Pages 163-230

  5. Arguing About Interests

    • Christopher Miles Coope
    Pages 231-301

  6. The Idea of a Right to Life

    • Christopher Miles Coope
    Pages 302-333

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 335-350
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About this book

This book addresses the controversy over abortion. Covering interesting topics, including the claim that certain items (paintings, people) have 'intrinsic value' and should not be destroyed; the thought that young human beings do not have a good of their own; and the question whether the objection to murder turns on the violation of right to life.

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'This is an issue that most people do not wish to discuss...The debate is not much better at an academic level where the issues are often addressed to audiences who have already decided the matter and are looking only for high-calibre ammunition. In the context of this dearth of quality discussion about abortion, Christopher Coope's book is exceptional...This is not an easy book, but it opens up a significant avenue of philosophical reflection on an issue where rational progress has been sadly lacking.' - The Tablet

'Coope's book is, fundamentally, an extended and extremely acute piece of conceptual analysis, aided by an impressive mastery of the philosophical literature.' - Joseph Shaw, The Philosophical Quaterly

About the author

CHRISTOPHER COOPE is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK. He has published in numerous academic journals on issues of and justice and medical ethics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Worth and Welfare in the Controversy over Abortion

  • Authors: Christopher Miles Coope

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230509139

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-76018-5Published: 31 May 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-41358-4Published: 01 January 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50913-9Published: 31 May 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 350

  • Topics: Sociology of the Body, Ethics, Moral Philosophy

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