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Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend largely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms.
Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend largely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms.
Julia Driver is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. She is the author of Uneasy Virtue (2001) and Ethics: The Fundamentals (2006), and is co-editor of the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, as well as co-editor of the Normative Ethics section of The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Introduction 1. Classical Utilitarianism 2. Value 3. Maximization 4. Aggregation 5. Objective and Subjective Consequentialism 6. Indirection 7. Character Assessment 8. Consequentialism as Foundational in Normative Ethics. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780415772587 |
| ISBN-10: | 0415772583 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Driver, Julia |
| Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Taylor and Francis, Taylor & Francis Verlag Gmbh, Kaufingerstr 24, D-80331 München, gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com |
| Maße: | 233 x 154 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Julia Driver |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.02.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,302 kg |