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873443
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Kekes, John
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| Title & Author
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Hard questions : : facing the problems of life /\ John Kekes.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY, United States of America :: Oxford University Press,, [2019]
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1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages)
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| ISBN
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019091999X
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: 0190920017
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: 9780190919993
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: 9780190920012
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0190920009
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9780190919986
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9780190920005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Is there an absolute value that overrides all other considerations? -- Must we conform? -- Do we owe what our country asks of us? -- Must justice be done at all costs? -- How should we respond to evil? -- Should we forgive wrong actions? -- Does shame make life better or worse? -- Is it always good to be true to who we are? -- Do good intentions justify bad actions? -- Are moral values the highest of all values?
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"The hard questions are: Is there an absolute value? Must we conform? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Is justice necessary? How should we respond to evil? Is it right to forgive wrong actions? Is shame good? Should we be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions? Should moral evaluations be overriding? These questions are hard because reasonable answers to them conflicting. The aim of this book is to show how hard questions can be reasonably answered"--
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Conduct of life.
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Life.
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Conduct of life.
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Life.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Ethics Moral Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Social.
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| Dewey Classification
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170
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| LC Classification
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BJ1521.K38 2019
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