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Ethics and Public Policy A Philosophical Inquiry

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

Ethics and Public Policy A Philosophical Inquiry

By Jonathan Wolff

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Train crashes cause, on average, a handful of deaths each year in the UK. Technologies exist that would save the lives of some of those who die. Yet these technical innovations would cost hundreds of millions of pounds. Should we spend the money? How can we decide how to trade off life against financial cost? Such dilemmas make public policy is a battlefield of values, yet all too often we let technical experts decide the issues for us. Can philosophy help us make better decisions? Ethics and ...Show more

Ethical issues and debates
Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments
Ethics and moral philosophy

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ISBN

9780415668538

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Ethics and Public Policy A Philosophical Inquiry

Format

Paperback

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