Beyond consequentialism / Paul Hurley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurley, Paul (Paul E.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consequentialism (Ethics).

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 275 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Hurley sets out a radical challenge to consequentialism, the theory which might seem to be the default option in contemporary moral philosophy. There is an unresolved tension within the theory: if consequentialists are right about the content of morality, then morality cannot have the rational authority that even they take it to have.

Contents:

The challenge to consequentialism : a troubling normative triad

The demandingness objection : too demanding, or not demanding at all?

Harnessing Williams to sharpen the challenge to consequentialism

Deflating the challenge of consequentialism

From impersonality to interpersonality : alternative conceptions of impartiality

Impartial evaluation and rational authority

Generalizing to other forms of consequentialism.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-172121-2

0-19-955930-9