Goodness and Justice - A Consequentialist Moral Theory

Klappentext In this text, Joseph Mendola develops a unified moral theory that defends the hedonism of classical utilitarianism. Zusammenfassung In Goodness and Justice! Joseph Mendola develops a unified moral theory that defends the hedonism of classical utilitarianism! while evading utilitarianism's familiar difficulties by adopting two modifications. His theory incorporates a developed form of consequentialism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. A Better Consequentialism: 2. Multiple-act consequentialism; 3. Three objections; Part II. Hedonism: 4. Intuitive hedonism; 5. Natural good; Part III. MAXIMIN: 6. Just Construction; 7. Maximin, risks, and flecks; Part IV. Advice for Atomic Agents: 8. A coda.

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• Authors: Joseph Mendola, Joseph (University of Nebraska Mendola, Mendola Joseph
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521353557
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35355-7
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy