Ought Implies Kant - A Reply to the Consequentialist Critique

Informationen zum Autor By Joel Marks Klappentext This book offers an unconventional defense of Kantian ethical theory as encompassing moral regard for nonhuman animals and, complementarily, an exhaustive rendition of a relatively neglected refutation of consequentialism as violating an essential meta-ethical condition of theoretical viability. Zusammenfassung This book offers an unconventional defense of Kantian ethical theory as encompassing moral regard for nonhuman animals and! complementarily! an exhaustive rendition of a relatively neglected refutation of consequentialism as violating an essential meta-ethical condition of theoretical viability. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Ethical Egoism Chapter 4 Chapter 2. The Consequentialist Continuum Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Let Us Boldly Go: The Case for Utilitarianism Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Refutation of Consequentialism Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Nonconsequentialism and the Consequentialist Critique Chapter 8 Chapter 6. The Ethics of Ethics Chapter 9 Appendix I. What are we talking about? (What is ethics?) Chapter 10 Appendix II. A simple theory (What is theory?) Chapter 11 Appendix III. Animal ethics Chapter 12 Glossary

Product details

• Authors: Joel Marks, Marks Joel
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2008
• EAN: 9780739128770
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2877-0
• No. of pages: 115
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Criticism, Ethics & moral philosophy, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions