| Description |
x, 509 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford ethics series
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Oxford ethics series.
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| Contents |
Nonconsequentialism -- Aggregation and two moral methods -- Intention, harm, and the possibility of a unified theory -- The doctrines of double and triple effect and why a rational agent need not intend the means to his end -- Toward the essence of nonconsequentialist constraints on harming : modality, productive purity, and the greater good working itself out -- Harming people in Peter Unger's Living high and letting die -- Moral status -- Rights beyond interests -- Conflicts of rights : a typology -- Responsibility and collaboration -- Does distance matter morally to the duty to rescue? -- The new problem of distance in morality -- Peter Singer's ethical theory -- Moral intuitions, cognitive psychology, and the harming/not-aiding distinction -- Harms, losses, and evils in Gert's moral theory -- Owing, justifying, and rejecting |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-497) and index. |
| Subject |
Consequentialism (Ethics)
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Consequentialism (Ethics) |
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Ethics.
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Ethics. |
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Responsibility.
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Responsibility. |
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Conséquentialisme. |
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Morale. |
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Responsabilité. |
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Ethiek. |
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Consequentialisme. |
| ISBN |
0195189698 alkaline paper |
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9780195189698 alkaline paper |
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