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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.
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"Well chosen from an appropriately broad range of writers....Great for advanced undergraduates and graduate students."--James Robertson, Cogswell College
"Helps students get on to the distinction between consequentialist and non-consequentialist theories."--Mark von Rosjen, University of Nebraska
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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.
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THERE are many forms of utilitarianism, and the development of the theory has continued in recent years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
viewer relativity, doer relativity, doer neutrality, goal rights system, objective hedonism, worse achieved, outcome morality, sophisticated hedonist, objective consequentialism, ultraminimal state, evaluator relativity, positional interpretation, deontological restrictions, maximizing rationality, centred restrictions, deontological reasons, agent relativity, consequential analysis, sophisticated consequentialist, hedonistic point, deontological constraints, impersonal value, act consequentialism, equal autonomy, best overall outcome Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Bernard Williams, Journal of Philosophy, Robert Nozick, Samuel Scheffler, The Rejection of Consequentialism, Thomas Nagel, The Methods of Ethics, Clarendon Press, Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press, Philippa Foot, Contemporary British Philosophy, Mortal Questions, New Haven, Penguin Books New!
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THERE are many forms of utilitarianism, and the development of the theory has continued in recent years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
viewer relativity, doer relativity, doer neutrality, goal rights system, objective hedonism, worse achieved, outcome morality, sophisticated hedonist, objective consequentialism, ultraminimal state, evaluator relativity, positional interpretation, deontological restrictions, maximizing rationality, centred restrictions, deontological reasons, agent relativity, consequential analysis, sophisticated consequentialist, hedonistic point, deontological constraints, impersonal value, act consequentialism, equal autonomy, best overall outcome Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Bernard Williams, Journal of Philosophy, Robert Nozick, Samuel Scheffler, The Rejection of Consequentialism, Thomas Nagel, The Methods of Ethics, Clarendon Press, Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press, Philippa Foot, Contemporary British Philosophy, Mortal Questions, New Haven, Penguin Books New!
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- Anarchy, State, And Utopia by Robert Nozick on 7 pages
- Utilitarianism and Beyond by Amartya Sen on 6 pages
- Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick on 4 pages
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- Reason and Value: Themes from the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz by R. Jay Wallace on 7 pages
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