Torbjörn Tännsjö is Emeritus Kristian Claëson Professor of Practical Philosophy. Tännsjö has published extensively in moral philosophy, political philosophy and bioethics. Most recent books are Taking Life. Three Theories on the Ethics of Killing (Oxford University Press, 2015) and Setting Health-Care Priorities. What Ethical Theories Tell Us (Oxford University Press, 2019).
20 Ebooks by Torbjorn Tannsjo
Torbjörn Tännsjö: From Reasons to Norms
Metaethics is the inquiry into the nature of morality (or ethics, I use the words ‘morality’, ‘morals’, and ‘ethics’ as synonyms). When we pass moral judgements, what kind of claims are we then …
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€96.29
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Taking Life
When and why is it right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Torbj?rn T?nnsj? examines three theories on the ethics of killing in this book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and …
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€32.56
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Taking Life
When and why is it right to kill? When and why is it wrong? Torbj?rn T?nnsj? examines three theories on the ethics of killing in this book: deontology, a libertarian moral rights theory, and …
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€26.90
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Coercive Care
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 …
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€81.16
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Values in Sport
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 …
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€37.33
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Genetic Technology and Sport
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 …
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€34.42
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Understanding Ethics
How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? Torbjorn Tannsjo presents 7 radically different moral theories – utilitarianism, egoism, deontological ethics, the …
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€27.56
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Genetic Technology and Sport
A world-class collection of writers from the very top of their fields, both from the academic and the sports administration communities This is a subject that is set to provoke much debate in the …
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€67.44
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Genetic Technology and Sport
A world-class collection of writers from the very top of their fields, both from the academic and the sports administration communities This is a subject that is set to provoke much debate in the …
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€67.30
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Coercive Care
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 …
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€27.29
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Coercive Care
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 …
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€27.37
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Values in Sport
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 …
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€68.54
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Values in Sport
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 …
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€68.54
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Ethics of Sports Medicine
The book aims to establish a critical dialogue between sports ethicists and bioethicists across the range of sporting disciplines at elite level. It will address questions such as: are the …
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€48.46
Claudio Tamburrini & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Ethics of Sports Medicine
The book aims to establish a critical dialogue between sports ethicists and bioethicists across the range of sporting disciplines at elite level. It will address questions such as: are the …
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€48.35
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Terminal Sedation: Euthanasia in Disguise?
TERMINAL SEDATION DURING THE 1990s During the 1990s a discussion took place in scholarly journals concerning a measure within palliative care that had earlier attracted little attention, to wit, the …
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€111.96
Jesper Ryberg & Torbjorn Tannsjo: Repugnant Conclusion
Most people (including moral philosophers), when faced with the fact that some of their cherished moral views lead up to the Repugnant Conclusion, feel that they have to revise their moral outlook. …
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€112.06
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Setting Health-Care Priorities
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. …
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€55.25
Torbjorn Tannsjo: Setting Health-Care Priorities
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. …
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€70.79
Torbjörn Tännsjö: From Despotism to Democracy
This book is about how best to respond to existential global threats posed by war and global heating. The stakes have become existential. A strong claim in the book is that we need a world state to s …
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€85.59
