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Protecting and Taking Human Life | Prof. Edward Feser

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Exploring Capital Punishment and Abortion from Philosophical Perspectives

This chapter delves into the topics of capital punishment and abortion, examining the ideas of reform in convicted murderers and the morality of intentionally killing innocent human beings. It discusses the presence of the soul in a fetus, Aristotle's perspective on the essence and accidents of beings, and debates on when human life begins in relation to the morality of abortion.

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