Identity, Killing, and the Boundaries of Our Existence

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Philosophy & Public AffairsVolume 31, Issue 4 p. 413-442 Identity, Killing, and the Boundaries of Our Existence DAVID DeGRAZIA, DAVID DeGRAZIA DAVID DEGRMIA is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University and Faculty Affiliate at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His current book project is Human Identity and Bioethics (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press). He is author of Iaking Animals Seriously: Mental Lqe and Moral Status (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2002).Search for more papers by this author DAVID DeGRAZIA, DAVID DeGRAZIA DAVID DEGRMIA is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University and Faculty Affiliate at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His current book project is Human Identity and Bioethics (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press). He is author of Iaking Animals Seriously: Mental Lqe and Moral Status (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2002).Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 January 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1088-4963.2003.00413.xCitations: 20 A review of Jeff McMahan, The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002), hereafter EK, and David Boonin, A Defense of Abortion (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), hereafter DA. Thanks to Jeff McMahan and the Editors of Philosophy & Public Affairs for helpful comments on earlier drafts of this article. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume31, Issue4October 2003Pages 413-442 RelatedInformation