Developing deontology : new essays in ethical theory

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Developing deontology : new essays in ethical theory

edited by Brad Hooker

(Ratio book series)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

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"Originally published as volume 24, issue 4 of Ratio"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Developing Deontology consists of six new essays in ethical theory by leading contemporary moral philosophers. Each essay considers concepts prominent in the development of deontological approaches to ethics, and these essays offer an invaluable contribution to that development. Essays are contributed by Michael Smith, Philip Stratton-Lake, Ralph Wedgewood, David Owens, Peter Vallentyne, and Elizabeth Harman - all leading contemporary moral philosophers Each essay offers an original and previously unpublished contribution to the subject A significant addition to the field for anyone with an interest in the development of deontology The collection is edited by a leading philosophical scholar

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors vi 1 Deontological Moral Obligations and Non-Welfarist Agent-Relative Values 1 Michael Smith 2 Recalcitrant Pluralism 15 Philip Stratton-Lake 3 Defending Double Effect 35 Ralph Wedgwood 4 The Possibility of Consent 53 David Owens 5 Enforcement Rights against Non-Culpable Non-Just Intrusion 73 Peter Vallentyne 6 Does Moral Ignorance Exculpate? 95 Elizabeth Harman Index 121

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  • NCID
    BB10466875
  • ISBN
    • 9781444361940
  • LCCN
    2012001062
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Malden, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 124 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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