Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
- Series page
- The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The metaphysics of life and death
- Part II The significance of life and death
- Part III The ethics of life and death
- 13 Enhancing humanity
- 14 Procreating
- 15 Abortion
- 16 Killing ourselves
- 17 Killing in self-defense
- 18 Imperfect aiding
- 19 Killing and extinction
- References
- Index
17 - Killing in self-defense
from Part III - The ethics of life and death
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2014
- The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
- Series page
- The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The metaphysics of life and death
- Part II The significance of life and death
- Part III The ethics of life and death
- 13 Enhancing humanity
- 14 Procreating
- 15 Abortion
- 16 Killing ourselves
- 17 Killing in self-defense
- 18 Imperfect aiding
- 19 Killing and extinction
- References
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death , pp. 282 - 299Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014