Progressive Consequentialism
Reflections on the Imperfect Moral Obligations of Imperfect Agents Living in an Imperfect World
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2024
208 pages
979-8-8818-0306-3 (ISBN)
Description
The consequentialist moral stance known as progressive consequentialism is distinguished by its core guiding intuition-?what Mark Vorobej calls the progressive constraint-that you are morally required to leave the world in better shape than you found it. Popular culture is replete with references to this intriguing but profoundly ambiguous injunction. Philosophers, however, have had surprisingly little to say about either the meaning, the merits, and the practical implications of this neglected moral claim.
This book fills this glaring gap in the literature. Progressive Consequentialism is, first and foremost, a work in moral theory with an aim to carefully disambiguate the progressive constraint and to rigorously explore the semantic content and the normative implications of some of its most promising variants.
This book fills this glaring gap in the literature. Progressive Consequentialism is, first and foremost, a work in moral theory with an aim to carefully disambiguate the progressive constraint and to rigorously explore the semantic content and the normative implications of some of its most promising variants.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 b/w illustrations
ISBN-13
979-8-8818-0306-3 (9798881803063)
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Mark Vorobej
Progressive Consequentialism
Reflections on the Imperfect Moral Obligations of Imperfect Agents Living in an Imperfect World
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12/2024
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Person
Mark Vorobej is former associate professor in the department of philosophy and former director of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University. He is author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications primarily in the areas of logic and moral theory; including A Theory of Argument and The Concept of Violence.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Part I
- Chapter 1: What is Progressive Consequentialism?
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- Chapter 2: Progressive Character Consequentialism
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- Part II
- Chapter 3: Blindness
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- Chapter 4: Compassion
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- Part III
- Chapter 5: The Pond Argument
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- Chapter 6: A Progressive Ethic of Charitable Giving
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- Notes
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
