Selected Papers vol. 2 - persons and Values

Klappentext This collection of John Mackie's papers on personal identity and topics in moral and political philosophy, some of which have not previously been published, deal with such issues as: multiple personality; the transcendental "I"; responsibility and language; aesthetic judgements; Sidgwick's pessimism; act-utiliarianism; right-based moral theories; cooperation, competition, and moral philosophy; universalization; rights, utility, and external costs; norms and dilemmas; Parfit's population paradox; and the combination of partially-ordered preferences. Zusammenfassung This collection of John Mackie's papers on personal identity and topics in moral and political philosophy, some of which have not previously been published, deal with such issues as: multiple personality; the transcendental "I"; responsibility and language; aesthetic judgements; Sidgwick's pessimism; act-utiliarianism; right-based moral theories; cooperation, competition, and moral philosophy; universalization; rights, utility, and external costs; norms and dilemmas; Parfit's population paradox; and the combination of partially-ordered preferences.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. L. Mackie, J.L. Mackie
• Con la collaborazione di: Joan and Penelope Mackie (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.08.1985
• EAN: 9780198246787
• ISBN: 978-0-19-824678-7
• Pagine: 266
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 225 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Selected Papers
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy