Developing Deontology
New Essays in Ethical Theory
Published on 10. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-4443-6194-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 philosophers
* Each essay offers an original and previously unpublished contribution to the subject
* A significant addition to the field for anyone with an interest in the development of deontology
* The collection is edited by a leading philosophical scholar
Reviews / Votes
"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)
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Product info
Paperback
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-6194-0 (9781444361940)
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E-Book
02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
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02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
€21.99
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Person
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.
Content
1. Deontological Moral Obligations and Non-Welfarist Agent-Relative Values (Michael Smith)
2. Recalcitrant Pluralism (Philip Stratton-Lake)
3. Defending Double Effect (Ralph Wedgwood)
4. The Possibility of Consent (David Owens)
5. Enforcement Rights Against Non-Culpable Non-Just Intrusion (Peter Vallentyne)
6. Does Moral Ignorance Exculpate? (Elizabeth Harman)
Index