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Author Feit, Neil, author.

Title Bad things : on the nature and normative role of harm / Neil Feit
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Contents Varieties of harm -- The counterfactual comparative account (CCA) -- Preemption and the plural harm approach -- CCA with plural harm : the theory -- CCA with plural harm : metaphysical and moral issues -- Harm and the failure to benefit -- The harm of death
Summary "Harm is connected, in one way or another, with well-being. The things that harm us make our lives go worse or make us fare badly in some way. In this book, I construct, defend, and apply a certain account of the nature of harm. To the extent that we have an ordinary, practical concept of harm, my focus is on this concept"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed February 19, 2024)
Subject Pain.
Suffering.
Act (Philosophy)
Ethics.
ethics (philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Ethics
Pain
Suffering
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
Philosophy.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023003839
ISBN 9780197660461
0197660460
0197660479
9780197660478