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Why Death Is Most in One's Self-Interest, and Necessarily So. [PDF]

open access: yesBioethics
ABSTRACT Most of us think that death is usually not in the self‐interest of the one who dies. Let us momentarily put this belief aside and examine death in a new light. This paper presents a two‐step argument to show why death is most in one's self‐interest, necessarily.
Kriska V.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Animais [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Tradução do capítulo "Animals" (Capítulo 39, páginas 525 a 536), escrito por Jeff McMahan e publicado no livro "A Companion to Applied Ethics", obra organizada por R.G.
McMAHAN, Jeff
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Roars, Rumbles, and Resonance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Crocodylian Acoustic Signals. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
Crocodylians are highly vocal reptiles, possessing a complex acoustic signalling system including vocal and non‐vocal signals used for courtship, mating, mediating conflict, and providing maternal care. Despite this, research on crocodylian acoustic signalling remains infrequent, with methodologies and terminology varying widely across studies.
Flores SA   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Disability, Relational Equality, and the Expressivist Objection. [PDF]

open access: yesHastings Cent Rep
Abstract Proponents of the expressivist objection argue that the use and provision of testing to select against disability in offspring express negative judgments about existing persons with disabilities. But does the expression of such judgments also wrong those persons?
Magnusson E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Jonathan Glover ou le besoin d'une éthique appliquée

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Bioethics, 2019
Nous introduisons ici un numéro spécial consacré au philosophe britannique Jonathan Glover (1941-). Reconnu comme une figure importante de l'éthique appliquée dans le monde anglo-saxon, Glover ne bénéficie pas encore de la même renommée dans le monde ...
Benoît Basse
doaj   +1 more source

O problema da identidade pessoal segundo Jeff Mcmahan e Derek Parfit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
O objetivo do presente trabalho é examinar as soluções ao problema metafísico da identidade pessoal de Derek Parfit e Jeff McMahan. Primeiramente apresento três das principais abordagens da identidade pessoal na filosofia contemporânea: a teoria da ...
Wainstein, Carolina de Almeida
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Contemporary Issues in Jus in Bello: Some Problems Raised by Jeff McMahan's Killing in War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
<p>The work of Jeff McMahan has revitalised discussion of just war theory with its rejection of the moral equality of combatants. The main aim of this thesis is to explore and develop McMahan’s work and recent challenges to it. I do this in four chapters.
openaire   +1 more source

A teremtésvédelem és az igazságos háború elmélete: az elmélet kortárs formája : Jeff McMahan revizionista elmélete

open access: yes, 2023
Az igazságos háború elmélete szorosan kapcsolódik az emberi, a kulturális és a természeti kár okozásának korlátozásához, és így a teremtésvédelemhez. Az elmélet a története során több formában jelent meg, amelyek különböző mértékben támogatták a
Boda, Mihály
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Utylitaryzm reguł, znaczenie intencji i ocena terroryzmu (Rule utilitarianism, relevance of intention and moral permissibility of terrorism)

open access: yesAnaliza i Egzystencja, 2018
Rule utilitarianism, relevance of intention and moral permissibility of terrorism In this paper I consider the puzzling question of moral responsibility of some quite specific terrorist acts.
Wacław Janikowski
doaj   +1 more source

REC, Drosophila MCM8, drives formation of meiotic crossovers.

open access: yesPLoS Genetics, 2005
Crossovers ensure the accurate segregation of homologous chromosomes from one another during meiosis. Here, we describe the identity and function of the Drosophila melanogaster gene recombination defective (rec), which is required for most meiotic ...
Hunter L Blanton   +5 more
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