Some Versions of the Number Problem Have No Solution
This article addresses Taruek’s much discussed Number Problem from a non-consequentialist point of view. I argue that some versions of the Number Problem have no solution, meaning that no alternative is at least as choice-worthy as the others, and that the best way to behave in light of such moral i...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2010
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Año: 2010, Volumen: 13, Número: 4, Páginas: 439-451 |
Otras palabras clave: | B
moral indeterminacy
B Number Problem B Peine B Justicia B Nonconsequentialism |
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Sumario: | This article addresses Taruek’s much discussed Number Problem from a non-consequentialist point of view. I argue that some versions of the Number Problem have no solution, meaning that no alternative is at least as choice-worthy as the others, and that the best way to behave in light of such moral indeterminacy is to let chance make the decision. I contrast my proposal with F M Kamm’s nonconsequentialist argument for saving the greatest number, the Argument for Best Outcomes, which I argue does not follow from the premises it is based on. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-009-9213-3 |