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Stuart rachels is associate professor of philosophy at the university of alabama. The elements of moral philosophy is a 1986 ethics textbook by the philosophers james rachels and stuart rachels. Rachels may 30, 1941 september 5, 2003 was an american philosopher who specialized in ethics and animal rights. He teaches philosophy at the university of alabama at birmingham. Kant argued that autonomy is demonstrated by a person who decides on a course of action out of respect for moral duty. Chapter 3 the elements of moral philosophy james rachels. Created from animals the moral implications of darwinism james rachels oxford university press, 1990 published in english, italian, japanese, and korean download the book. The elements of moral philosophy by james rachels alibris. Moore, however, believed that he was putting god above the law. The elements of moral philosophy, 5th edition previous editions by james rachels, new.
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