Living With Uncertainty - The Moral Significance of Ignorance

Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Zimmerman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His publications include The Concept of Moral Obligation (1996! 2007) also in the Cambridge Studies in Philosophy series. Klappentext A novel account of the relevance of ignorance to both moral obligation and moral responsibility. Zusammenfassung Michael Zimmerman provides a highly original account of moral obligation and moral responsibility that is sharply at odds with the prevailing wisdom. His book will be of significant interest to a wide range of readers in ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Ignorance and obligation; 2. Risk and rights; 3. Prospective possibilism; 4. Ignorance and responsibility; References; Index of names; Index of subjects.

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• Authors: Michael J. Zimmerman, Michael J. (University of North Carolin Zimmerman, Professor Michael J. Zimmerman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2008
• EAN: 9780521894913
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89491-3
• No. of pages: 236
• 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, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy