Goodness and Justice - A Consequentialist Moral Theory

Klappentext 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. When, as is common, someone is engaged in conflicting group acts, it requires that one perform one's role in that group act that is most beneficent. The theory also holds that overall value is distribution-sensitive, ceding maximum weight to the well-being of the worst-off sections of sentient lives. It is properly congruent with commonsense intuition and required by the true metaphysics of value, by the unconstituted natural good found in our world. 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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Joseph Mendola, Joseph (University of Nebraska Mendola, Mendola Joseph
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521353557
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35355-7
• Pages: 338
• Thèmes: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; 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