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The dimensions of consequentialism : ethics, equality, and risk /
"Consequentialism, one of the major theories of normative ethics, maintains that the moral rightness of an act is determined solely by the act's consequences. The traditional form of consequentialism is one-dimensional, in that the rightness of an act is a function of a single moral aspect...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 One-dimensional vs. multi-dimensional consequentialism; 1.2 Three key claims; 1.3 Aim and limitations; 1.4 Outlook and preview; Chapter 2 Degrees of rightness; 2.1 What is wrong with the standard view?; 2.2 The case for 'degree'; 2.3 'degree' and vagueness; 2.4 Supererogation and strength; 2.5 Other non-binary accounts of rightness; Chapter 3: First dimension: persons; 3.1 Are persons mere containers for wellbeing?; 3.2 State- versus consequence-based theories; 3.3 Aggregative two-dimensional prioritarianism.
- 3.4 Non-aggregative two-dimensional prioritarianism3.5 Impartiality; 3.6 Three examples; 3.6.1 Donations to the poor; 3.6.2 Mill' s harm principle; 3.6.3 The Pigou-Dalton condition; Chapter 4 Second dimension: equality; 4.1 The mixed view; 4.2 Overview of the Literature; 4.3 The aggregative account; 4.4 The non-aggregative account; 4.5 Moral rightness comes in degrees; 4.6 An example: equality and pandemic influenza; Chapter 5 Third dimension: risk; 5.1 Actual and expected consequences; 5.2 The multi-dimensional analysis of risk; 5.3 Should we maximise expected wellbeing?
- Chapter 6 Multi-dimensional decision making6.1 Why it is rational to randomise; 6.2 Lessons from decision theory; 6.3 Rationality and incomparability; 6.4 The money-pump argument; Chapter 7 The best one-dimensional theory; 7.1 Utilitarianism, prioritarianism and egalitarianism; 7.2 Composite one-dimensional theories; 7.3 Axiomatic analysis; 7.4 The case against one-dimensional consequentialism; Chapter 8 The limits of consequentialism; 8.1 Four interpretations; 8.2 The strong and general interpretation; 8.3 The need for a cardinal ranking; 8.4 Subjective rightness; 8.5 Objective rightness.
- 8.6 Is consequentialism vacuous?Appendix Multi-dimensional deontic logic; A.1 Standard deontic logic; A.2 Generalising SDL; A.3 The logic of multi-dimensional consequentialism; A.4 Moral dilemmas; References; Index.