Agency and deontic logic / John F. Horty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horty, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deontic logic.

Agent (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

John Horty effectively develops deontic logic (the logic of ethical concepts like obligation and permission) against the background of a formal theory of agency. He incorporates certain elements of decision theory to set out a new deontic account of what agents ought to do under various conditions over extended periods of time. Offering a conceptual rather than technical emphasis, Horty's framework allows a number of recent issues from moral theory to be set out clearly and discussed from a uniform point of view.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index.

ISBN:

0195134613

OCLC:

43365790