Impartial Reasons, Moral Demands

Consequentialism is often charged with demandingness objections which arise in response to the theory’s commitment to impartiality. It might be thought that the only way that consequentialists can avoid such demandingness objections is by dropping their commitment to impartialism. However, I outline...

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主要作者: McElwee, Brian (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2011
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2011, 卷: 14, 发布: 4, Pages: 457-466
Further subjects:B Irrationality
B Impartiality
B Utilitarianism
B Demandingness
B Moral Obligation
B Consequentialism
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总结:Consequentialism is often charged with demandingness objections which arise in response to the theory’s commitment to impartiality. It might be thought that the only way that consequentialists can avoid such demandingness objections is by dropping their commitment to impartialism. However, I outline and defend a framework within which all reasons for action are impartially grounded, yet which can avoid demandingness objections. I defend this framework against what might appear to be a strong objection, namely the claim that anyone who accepts the theory will be practically irrational.
ISSN:1572-8447
Contains:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-010-9256-5