
Consequentialism
New Directions, New Problems
Christian Seidel(Editor)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 31. January 2019
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-027011-7 (ISBN)
Description
Consequentialism is a focal point of discussion and a driving force behind important developments in moral philosophy. Recently, the debate has shifted in focus and in style. By seeking to consequentialize rival moral theories, in particular those with agent-relative characteristics, and by framing accounts in terms of reasons rather than in terms of value, an emerging new wave consequentialism has presented - at much higher levels of abstraction - theories which proved extremely flexible and powerful in meeting long-standing and influential objections. This volume of new essays on new wave consequentialism initiates and stimulates novel lines of discussions among proponents and their critics. The contributions explore new directions in new wave consequentialism and present refined conceptual frameworks (in Part I), raise challenging fundamental problems for these frameworks and the new wave's theoretical basis (in Part II), and give a balanced assessment of the new wave's limits and achievements in specific contexts of commonsense moral practice (in Part III). The volume will be of interest to all readers in ethical and moral theory.
Reviews / Votes
I highly recommend Seidel's book to anyone interested in contemporary work on consequentialism. * David Cummiskey, Bates College, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR) *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-027011-7 (9780190270117)
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Person
Christian Seidel is Professor of Philosophy at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His main interests include personal autonomy (the topic of his book Selbst bestimmen. Eine philosophische Untersuchung personaler Autonomie), issues in moral and political philosophy (consequentialism, moralism, distributive justice, egalitarianism, climate ethics, and the ethics of risk) as well as British moral and social philosophy in the 19th century (John Stuart Mill and Henry Sidgwick).
Editor
Assistant Professor of PhilosophyAssistant Professor of Philosophy, Friedrich-Alexander
Content
Contributors
1. New Wave Consequentialism: An Introduction Christian Seidel
Part 1: Directions - Exploring New Wave Consequentialism
2. World-Centered Value Jamie Dreier
3. Multidimensional Consequentialism and Population Ethics Martin Peterson
4. Consequentialism and Coordination: How Traditional Consequentialism has an Attitude Problem Douglas W. Portmore
5. Fittingness Objections to Consequentialism Richard Yetter Chappell
Part II: Problems - Scrutinizing the New Wave's Theoretical Basis
6. The Good of Consequentialized Deontology Monika Betzler and Joerg Schroth
7. The Restrictions of Consequentialism Jan Gertken
8. Commonsense Consequentialism, Moral Rationalism, and Options Dale Dorsey
9. New Consequentialism and the New Doing-Allowing Distinction Paul Hurley
10. Consequentialism, Rationality, and Kantian Respect Tim Henning
Part III: Scope - Assessing New Wave Consequentialism in Context
12. Consequentialism and Moral Responsibility Elinor Mason
13. Kantianism, Consequentialism and Deterrence Steven Sverdlik
Index
1. New Wave Consequentialism: An Introduction Christian Seidel
Part 1: Directions - Exploring New Wave Consequentialism
2. World-Centered Value Jamie Dreier
3. Multidimensional Consequentialism and Population Ethics Martin Peterson
4. Consequentialism and Coordination: How Traditional Consequentialism has an Attitude Problem Douglas W. Portmore
5. Fittingness Objections to Consequentialism Richard Yetter Chappell
Part II: Problems - Scrutinizing the New Wave's Theoretical Basis
6. The Good of Consequentialized Deontology Monika Betzler and Joerg Schroth
7. The Restrictions of Consequentialism Jan Gertken
8. Commonsense Consequentialism, Moral Rationalism, and Options Dale Dorsey
9. New Consequentialism and the New Doing-Allowing Distinction Paul Hurley
10. Consequentialism, Rationality, and Kantian Respect Tim Henning
Part III: Scope - Assessing New Wave Consequentialism in Context
12. Consequentialism and Moral Responsibility Elinor Mason
13. Kantianism, Consequentialism and Deterrence Steven Sverdlik
Index