Commonsense consequentialism : wherein morality meets rationality /

Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two. In it, Douglas W. Portmore defends a version of consequentialism that both comports with our commonsense moral intuitions and shares with other consequentialist theories the same compelling...

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Wherein morality meets rationality
1. Verfasser:
Portmore, Douglas W.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
Zusammenfassung:
Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two. In it, Douglas W. Portmore defends a version of consequentialism that both comports with our commonsense moral intuitions and shares with other consequentialist theories the same compelling teleological conception of practical reasons. Broadly construed, consequentialism is the view that an act's deontic status is determined by how its outcome ranks relative to those of the available alternatives on some evaluative ranking. Portmore argues that outcomes should be ranked, not according
Umfang:
1 online resource (xx, 266 pages).
Also issued in print format.
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-939645-0
1-283-42316-2
9786613423160
0-19-979468-5
Schlagworte:
Consequentialism (Ethics)
Ethics.
Practical reason.
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