| 英文摘要 |
Jack Lee of Tamkang University (nee Jack Li of the Fooyin Institute of Technology) has produced a fine monograph successfully espousing a new theory of harm to persons despite his decision not to explore therein the meaning of personhood. However he does try to do more than construct and defend his new theory. These additional attempts are admirable if not always convincing. In rough outline, Lee proceeds as follows: (1) Show that the Epicurean argument (that it is impossible for death to be a harm to the person who dies) is defective. (2) Construct a theory of harm to persons that is more defensible than other theories── and thereby convincingly argue (with respect to the person who dies): (a) death can be harmful; (b) premature death is always harmful; and, (c) posthumous events can be harmful. (3) Use the new theory to ask or answer related questions (e.g. issues related to the Lucretian Symmetry Argument). |
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