Moral aggregation
by Hirose, Iwao
N this book, the author elucidates the theoretical nature of interpersonal and intra-personal aggregation and defends a form of aggregation, formal aggregation, as distinguished from substantive aggregation in utilitarianism. Substantive aggregation combines the morally relevant factors that are determined prior to, and independently of, aggregative process, and identifies the goal to be pursued. In contrast, formal aggregation represents the overall ethical judgment in terms of individuals' mo…
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N this book, the author elucidates the theoretical nature of interpersonal and intra-personal aggregation and defends a form of aggregation, formal aggregation, as distinguished from substantive aggregation in utilitarianism. Substantive aggregation combines the morally relevant factors that are determined prior to, and independently of, aggregative process, and identifies the goal to be pursued. In contrast, formal aggregation represents the overall ethical judgment in terms of individuals' morally relevant factors and gives a structure to our ethical thinking.
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- Publication Date:©2015
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
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- Description:xiii, 234 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199933686, 0199933685
- oclc:ocn908400560
- LC Classification:BJ37
- Dewey Decimal:170.42
Table of Contents
Why aggregation? -- The structure of aggregation -- Formal and substantive aggregation -- Aggregation and the separateness of persons -- Intra-personal aggregation -- Four responses -- Irrelevant utilities and formal aggregation -- Weighted lotteries -- Conclusion.
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