LIFE'S VALUE - RELATIVE OR ABSOLUTE

• Authors: Wolniewicz B.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In the text the author asks a question: Is life the supreme value? That claim is discussed and found wanting. As the main principle of utilitarianism it admits of two incompatible interpretations called here the 'biotic' and the 'hedonic' one, respectively - the former base and common, the latter noble and rare.

Keywords

EN

LIFE; UTILITARIANISM; VALUES

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Edukacja Filozoficzna
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 46
• Pages: 47-58
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Wolniewicz B.

• B. Wolniewicz, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Instytut Filozofii, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 3, 00-047 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA053610