Developing Deontology

New Essays in Ethical Theory

AvBrad Hooker

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Developing Deontology consists of six new essays in ethical theory by leading contemporary moral philosophers. Each essay considers concepts prominent in the development of deontological approaches to ethics, and these essays offer an invaluable contribution to that development. Essays are contributed by Michael Smith, Philip Stratton-Lake, Ralph Wedgewood, David Owens, Peter Vallentyne, and Elizabeth Harman - all leading contemporary moral philosophersEach essay offers an original and previously unpublished contribution to the subjectA significant addition to the field for anyone with an interest in the development of deontologyThe collection is edited by a leading philosophical scholar

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-10
Mått:140 x 216 x 8 mm
Vikt:200 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ratio Special Issues
Antal sidor:136
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781444361940

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Brad Hooker is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading, UK. He has been most closely associated with discussions of rule-consequentialism, although he has published papers on a wide variety of topics in ethical theory, including the idea that moral principles must be suitable for public acceptance. He is the author of Ideal Code, Real World: A Rule-Consequentialist Theory of Morality (2000) and the editor of Rationality, Rules, and Utility (1993), and Truth in Ethics (1997). Professor Hooker is an associate editor of Ratio and the editor-in-chief of Utilitas.

Recensioner i media

“The essays in Developing Deontologyare of high quality, and their richness and diversity means that a wide range of readers will find their pages much interesting.” (The Philosophical Quarterly, 1 January 2014)“Every author offers us a highly insightful and clarifying contribution.” (Ethical Perspectives, 1 September 2013)

Innehållsförteckning

Notes on Contributors vi 1 Deontological Moral Obligations and Non-Welfarist Agent-Relative Values 1Michael Smith2 Recalcitrant Pluralism 15Philip Stratton-Lake3 Defending Double Effect 35Ralph Wedgwood4 The Possibility of Consent 53David Owens5 Enforcement Rights against Non-Culpable Non-Just Intrusion 73Peter Vallentyne6 Does Moral Ignorance Exculpate? 95Elizabeth HarmanIndex 121