Thomas Østergaard (b. 1970) is a Danish philosopher, currently living in Odense. This is his third book, his first in English. The Danish titles of his two previous books, both peer reviewed, are:
Straffens filosofi—en kritisk indføring i debatten (University Press of Southern Denmark, 2018).
Hvad er livskvalitet?—en filosofisk dialog (Forlaget Muse, 2024).
The first is a critical introduction to the philosophy of punishment. The second is a philosophical dialogue about ‘the good life’.
We live in crisis-ridden times. Civilization is repeatedly ravaged by diseases, recessions, wars, and international terror, while global climate change and the existence of nuclear weapons could soon put an end to humanity. What are we to do? Serious problems like these raise many moral questions, b...