Deontology / edited by Stephen Darwall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Darwall, Stephen L., 1946-

Series:

Blackwell readings in philosophy ; 9.

Blackwell readings in philosophy ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free will and determinism.

Ethics.

Duty.

Physical Description:

vii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Summary:

Deontology is a major approach to normative ethical theory that holds that whether an agent's action is right or wrong depends not just on consequences, but also on other "agent-relative" features of an individual's situation -- their relations to others, to past actions, and so on.

One classical source for this view is Kant's idea that every person has an inestimable worth, or dignity, that cannot be traded off against other values. But the idea is also prominent in "intuitionist" deontologists, who hold that many different moral considerations and principles exist, and that these cannot be reduced to any fundamental principle or value. Deontology collects, for the first time, both the major classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this important position. In addition to Kant, classical selections from Richard Price and W. D. Ross are included. Contemporary writers represented here include Robert Nozick, Thomas Nagel, Stephen Darwall, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Frances Myrna Kamm, Warren S. Quinn, and Christine M. Korsgaard. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these readings are essential for anyone interested in normative theory.

Contents:

Part I Classical Sources 9

1 From Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals / Immanuel Kant 11

2 From The Metaphysics of Morals / Immanuel Kant 21

3 On a Supposed Right to Lie from Philanthropy / Immanuel Kant 28

4 From A Review of the Principal Questions in Morals / Richard Price 34

5 From The Right and the Good / W. D. Ross 55

Part II Contemporary Expressions 81

6 Moral Constraints and Moral Goals / Robert Nozick 83

7 Agent-Relativity and Deontology / Thomas Nagel 90

8 Agent-Centered Restrictions From the Inside Out / Stephen Darwall 112

9 The Trolley Problem / Judith Jarvis Thomson 139

10 Harming Some to Save Others / Frances Myrna Kamm 162

11 Actions, Intentions, and Consequences: The Doctrine of Double Effect / Warren S. Quinn 194

12 The Right to Lie: Kant on Dealing with Evil / Christine M. Korsgaard 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631231110

0631231129

OCLC:

49529901