{"product_id":"b08hprx3xj","title":"Conversations about Lockdown (Conversations about Philosophy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre lockdowns unethical?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou’re standing beside a train track, and feel the vibration of an oncoming train. Ahead of you, five innocent people are tied to the rails, screaming for your help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can save them. But there’s a catch…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePull a nearby lever, and the oncoming train will be diverted. But there’s a woman tied to the other track. Are you willing to kill her to save the others?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGovernment locked down to save vulnerable lives, while forcing businesses to close their doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDid Government pull the right lever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo philosophers use moral principles to debate whether the pandemic justifies a lockdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy Pop Philosophy that is easily accessible and makes you think, you’ll love this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuy it now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an important book in a time where Governments are exercising unprecedented power. -  PoliticsWeb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMARK OPPENHEIMER  studied philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar, and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJASON WERBELOFF  is a science fiction author with a PhD in Philosophy. He has published over a dozen novels, and co-hosts the  Brain in a Vat  Philosophy YouTube channel together with Mark Oppenheimer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52841563554008,"sku":"YSL73212","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/61Eo8YOMf5L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793336160","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b08hprx3xj","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}