Author: Tim Mulgan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: consequentialism, demands
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2005-12-22
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0199286973
ISBN-13: 9780199286973

Tim Mulgan presents a penetrating examination of consequentialism, the theory that human behavior must be judged in terms of the goodness or badness of its consequences. The problem with consequentialism is that it seems unreasonably demanding, as leaving the agent no room for our own aims and interests. In response, Mulgan offers his own version of consequentialism, one that we can live with.

Author: David Cummiskey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: consequentialism, kantian
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1996-01-18
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0195094530
ISBN-13: 9780195094534

The central problem for normative ethics is the conflict between a consequentialist view--that morality requires promoting the good of all--and a belief that the rights of the individual place significant constraints on what may be done to help others. Standard interpretations see Kant as rejecting all forms of consequentialism, and defending a theory which is fundamentally duty-based and agent-centered. Certain actions, like sacrificing the innocent, are categorically forbidden. In this original and controversial work, Cummiskey argues that there is no defensible basis for this view, that Kan

Author: Tully Patrick Andrew
Publisher: Peter Lang
Keywords: consequentialism, refined
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 2006-07-27
List price: $66.95
ISBN-10: 0820486256
ISBN-13: 9780820486253

Refined Consequentialism critically examines the moral vision offered by the late Richard A. McCormick, the premier American Catholic moral theologian of the post-Vatican II era. Taking a philosophical approach to a debate carried on primarily by moral theologians, the author presents a forceful case that McCormick’s brand of proportionalism belongs in the ranks of consequentialist moral theories. In doing so, the author stakes out a clear position on one side of a crucial debate that goes to the heart of the Catholic and Christian moral tradition. This book may serve as a text in both under

Author: Stephen Darwell
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: philosophy, readings, blackwell, consequentialism
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2002-12-03
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0631231080
ISBN-13: 9780631231080

Consequentialism collects, for the first time, both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this important position. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these readings are essential for anyone interested in normative ethics.Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, examines key topics in the consequentialist branch of moral theory.Includes seven essays which respond to the classic sources.Includes an insightful discussion of central topics in consequentialism by John Rawls and Amartya Sen.Includes classic articles by key figures such Jeremy Bentham, John St

Author: Samuel Scheffler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: philosophy, readings, oxford, critics, consequentialism
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1988-04-14
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0198750730
ISBN-13: 9780198750734

In this anthology, distinguished scholars--Thomas Nagel, T.M. Scanlon, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Samuela Scheffler, Conrad D. Johnson, Bernard Williams, Peter Railton, Amartya Sen, Philippa Foot, and Derek Parfit-- debate arguments for and against the moral doctrine of consequentialism to present a complete view of this important topic in moral philosophy.