Torbjörn Tännsjö - Böcker

Is world government the answer to pressing global issues such as war, global injustices and environmental problems? Torbjorn Tannsjo presents the case for this idea. The notion of a sovereign world government has been defended in the past by philo...

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Hur bör vi handla? Vad kräver moralen av oss? Grundbok i normativ etik introducerar och diskuterar, med många exempel, de viktigaste försöken att på ett systematisk sätt besvara dessa frågor. Utilitarism, pliktetik, rättighetsteorier, dygdetik och...

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En av världshistoriens viktigaste men också sköraste skapelser - demokratin - är idag hotad, även i stater med lång tradition av folkstyre. Vissa tänkare hänvisar till filterbubblor och sociala medier medan andra pekar på migrationsströmmar och de...

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I denna första del av Torbjörn Tännsjös intellektuella memoar beskriver han sin uppväxt och filosofiska utveckling som ung vänsterradikal student. Han lägger särskild tonvikt vid den politiska filosofin och den normativa etiken, områden där han ha...

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  Torbjörn Tännsjös breda engagemang och orädda åsikter har gjort honom till en välkänd, men ofta omstridd, röst i den svenska debatten. Här fördjupar och nyanserar han sina resonemang i flera känsliga frågor och ger sin syn på kontroverserna...

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Kan filosofin trösta den som tänker med förtvivlan på att hon skall dö? Torbjörn Tännsjö diskuterar några förslag till tröst som filosofer velat erbjuda oss. Några av dem underkänner han såsom föreställningar om ett liv efter döden eller tanken at...

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Spänner över hela det medicinska och socialpolitiska fältet: (1) Vårdetik som tillämpad etik; (2) Nyttotänkande i vården; (3) Livets mening; (4) Autonomi; (5) Tvång i vården; (6) Rättvisa; (7) Människosyn, fri vilja och moraliskt ansvar.

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Den senaste tidens politiska turbulens visar att demokratin är hotad, även i de stater som räknats som de tryggaste demokratierna. Rapporter påvisar en aktuell trend mot ökat auktoritärt och mindre utvecklat demokratiskt styre i många länder. Vad ...

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How will sport keep pace with current scientific and biological advances?Is the possibility of the 'bionic athlete' that far away and is this notion as bad as it might first appear?Is our fascination with sport winners fascistoid? Questions such a...

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When is it right to kill? Three ethical theories are examined, deontology, a moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are worked out for different kinds of killing. In the final analysis, utilitarianism can best acc...

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When is it right to kill? Three ethical theories are examined, deontology, a moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are worked out for different kinds of killing. In the final analysis, utilitarianism can best acc...

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When and why is it right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Torbjorn Tannsjo examines three theories on the ethics of killing in this book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are work...

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When and why is it right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Torbjorn Tannsjo examines three theories on the ethics of killing in this book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and utilitarianism. The implications of each theory are work...

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With much of the world's population facing restricted access to adequate medical care, how to allocate scarce health-care resources is a pressing question for governments, hospitals, and individuals. How do we decide where funding for health-care ...

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With much of the world's population facing restricted access to adequate medical care, how to allocate scarce health-care resources is a pressing question for governments, hospitals, and individuals. How do we decide where funding for health-care ...

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Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrializ...

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Will the genetic design of athletes destroy sport ... or will it lead to a new and extraordinary age of athletic achievement? Exploring a new territory in sport and ethics, this edited collection contains some of the best new writing that has emer...

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Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrializ...

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Is world government the answer to pressing global issues such as war, global injustices and environmental problems? Torbjorn Tannsjo presents the case for this idea. The notion of a sovereign world government has been defended in the past by philo...

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This is an introduction to moral theory for new students of ethics. How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? Torbjorn Tannsjo presents 7 radically different moral theories, each of which attempts to provid...

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Is moral knowledge possible? In this book, Torbjorn Tannsjo provides a concise introduction to modern discussions about this question and offers a strong and controversial defense of the theory of moral realism. The author clearly and concisely de...

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Will the genetic design of athletes destroy sport ... or will it lead to a new and extraordinary age of athletic achievement? Exploring a new territory in sport and ethics, this edited collection contains some of the best new writing that has emer...

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Will the genetic design of athletes destroy sport ... or will it lead to a new and extraordinary age of athletic achievement? Exploring a new territory in sport and ethics, this edited collection contains some of the best new writing that has emer...

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Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrializ...

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Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrializ...

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How will sport keep pace with current scientific and biological advances?Is the possibility of the 'bionic athlete' that far away and is this notion as bad as it might first appear?Is our fascination with sport winners fascistoid? Questions such a...

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How will sport keep pace with current scientific and biological advances?Is the possibility of the 'bionic athlete' that far away and is this notion as bad as it might first appear?Is our fascination with sport winners fascistoid? Questions such a...

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