Consequentialism and Its Critics
Published on 24. March 1988
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-19-875088-8 (ISBN)
Description
Consequentialism is a moral doctrine stating that the right act in any given situation is the one that will produce the best overall outcome, as judged from an impersonal standpoint giving equal weight to the interests of everyone. It has been criticized, however, on the grounds that it fails to capture the most crucial features of moral thinking and cannot, when worked out in detail, provide an adequate account of morality. This volume presents papers discussing arguments on both sides of the consequentialist debate. The contributors include John Rawls, Bernard Williams, Thomas Nagel, Derek Parfit, among others.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
339 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-875088-8 (9780198750888)
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Content
Introduction. 1. John Rawls: Classical Utilitarianism; 2. Bernard Williams: Consequentialism and Integrity; 3. Thomas Nagel: War and Massacre; 4. T.M. Scanlon: Rights, Goals, and Fairness; 5. Peter Railton: Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality; 6. Robert Nozick: Side Constraints; 7. Thomas Nagel: Autonomy and Deontology; 8. Derek Parfit: Is Common-Sense Morality Self-Defeating?; 9. Amartya Sen: Rights and Agency; 10. Philippa Foot: Utilitarianism and the Virtues; 11. Samuel Scheffler: Agent-Centred Restrictions, Rationality, and the Virtues; 12. Conrad D. Johnson: The Authority of the Moral Agent.