Ethics in a time of barbarism: perspectives on the ethics of survival and the survival behavior of captives

Zusammenfassung: During a time of widespread intraspecific aggression and barbaric captivity throughout the planet, this study of the ethics of survival asks the burning question: At the extremes of experience, when captives are struggling to survive, is there a line at which the moral judgment of s...

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Main Author: Ellerman, Carl P. 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan [2025]
In:Year: 2025
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