The Worth of Persons

The Worth of PersonsAuthor: James Franklin ISBN: 9781641772785 Publisher: Encounter Books Year first published: 31 Jan 2023 Pages: 288 Format: Hardback The death of a person is a tragedy while the explosion of a lifeless galaxy is a mere firework. The moral difference is grounded in the nature of humans: humans have intrinsic worth, a worth that makes their fate really matter. This is the worth that the Australian philosopher James Franklin proposes as the foundation of

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