Making morality work / Holly M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Holly M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 410 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

What should we do if we cannot figure what morality requires of us? Holly M. Smith argues that the best moral codes solve this problem by offering two tiers, one of which tells us what makes acts right and wrong, and the other of which provides user-friendly decision guides. She opens a path towards resolving a deep problem of moral life.

Contents:

Introduction

Using Moral Principles to Guide Decisions

Impediments to Usability: Error, Ignorance, and Uncertainty

Pragmatic Responses to the Problem of Error

A Further Disadvantage of Subjectivized Moral Codes

Non-Ideal Pragmatic Responses to the Problem of Error

Assessing Non-Ideal Pragmatic Responses to the Problem of Error

Hybrid and Austere Responses to the Problem of Error

The Problems of Ignorance and Uncertainty

The Hybrid Solution to the Problems of Error and Uncertainty

Multiple-Rule Hybrid Solutions to the Problems of Error and Uncertainty

Developing the Hybrid Solution

Assessing the Hybrid Solution

Conclusion.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 17, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-254764-X

0-19-185321-6