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Beyond consequentialism /

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 autho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hurley, Paul (Paul E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:"First published 2009. First published in paperback 2011"--Title page verso
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 275 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-269) and index.
ISBN:9780191571787
0191571784