Consequentializing Moral Dilemmas
The aim of the consequentializing project is to show that, for every plausible ethical theory, there is a version of consequentialism that is extensionally equivalent to it. One challenge this project faces is that there are common-sense ethical theories that posit moral dilemmas. There has been som...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of moral philosophy
Année: 2020, Volume: 17, Numéro: 3, Pages: 261-289 |
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consequentializing
B Moral Dilemmas B Ethical Theory B Consequentialism B Normative ethics |
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Résumé: | The aim of the consequentializing project is to show that, for every plausible ethical theory, there is a version of consequentialism that is extensionally equivalent to it. One challenge this project faces is that there are common-sense ethical theories that posit moral dilemmas. There has been some speculation about how the consequentializers should react to these theories, but so far there has not been a systematic treatment of the topic. In this article, I show that there are at least five ways in which we can construct versions of consequentialism that are extensionally equivalent to the ethical theories that contain moral dilemmas. I argue that all these consequentializing strategies face a dilemma: either they must posit moral dilemmas in unintuitive cases or they must rely on unsupported assumptions about value, permissions, requirements, or options. I also consider this result’s consequences for the consequentializing project. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5243 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455243-01703001 |