Beyond consequentialism

Beyond consequentialism

by Hurley, Paul, (Paul E.)

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Hurley sets out a radical challenge to consequentialism, the theory which might seem to be the default option in contemporary moral philosophy. There is an unresolved tension within the theory: if consequentialists are right about the content of morality, then morality cannot have the rational authority that even they take it to have.

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  • Full title :Beyond consequentialism / Paul Hurley.

Summary

Hurley sets out a radical challenge to consequentialism, the theory which might seem to be the default option in contemporary moral philosophy. There is an unresolved tension within the theory: if consequentialists are right about the content of morality, then morality cannot have the rational authority that even they take it to have.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 275 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199559305, 0199559309
  • oclc:ocn423583550
  • LC Classification:BJ1500.C63
  • Dewey Decimal:171.5

Table of Contents

The challenge to consequentialism : a troubling normative triad -- The demandingness objection : too demanding, or not demanding at all? -- Harnessing Williams to sharpen the challenge to consequentialism -- Deflating the challenge of consequentialism -- From impersonality to interpersonality : alternative conceptions of impartiality -- Impartial evaluation and rational authority -- Generalizing to other forms of consequentialism.

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Subjects

Consequentialism (Ethics) Conséquentialisme Ethik Konsekvensetik Konsequentialismus pragmatism Pragmatisme Pragmatismus

Writers

Hurley, Paul, (Paul E.)

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