Shades of Goodness: Gradability, Demandingness and the Structure of Moral Theories

ISBN-13: 9780230573574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 245 str.

Robin Lawlor

Opis

It is typically thought that the demandingness problem is specifically a problem for consequentialists because of the gradable nature of consequentialist theories. Shades of Goodness argues that most moral theories have a gradable structure and, more significantly, that this is an advantage, rather than a disadvantage, for those theories.

Recenzje

'Rob Lawlor's book is philosophically penetrating, innovative, well argued and well written. All students of consequentialism and deontology will have to read this book' - Brad Hooker, University of Reading, UK

'...an excellent book which should be of interest to anyone concerned with the nature of moral theories and the forms of explanation that they embody.Throughout the book Lawlor writes in a clear and approachable style, with telling examples and frequent summaries of the conclusions so far. It is warmly recommended to anyone working in this area.' -Analysis Reviews

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: ACT-CONSEQUENTIALISM Act-Consequentialism and Goodness Act-Consequentialism and the Threshold Account From Satisficing to Cost-Sensitive Consequentialism The Rejection of Act-Consequentialism Summary PART II: SCALAR CONSEQUENTIALISM Scalar Consequentialism Summary PART III: DEONTOLOGY: ROSS-STYLE PLURALISM Ross-Style Pluralism and Gradability Ross's Terminology Moral Pluralism and the Threshold Account Summary PART IV: GRADABILITY IN OTHER MORAL THEORIES The Structure of Other Moral Theories Summary PART V: DEONTOLOGY: NON-GRADABLE MORAL MONISM Alternatives to the Threshold Account The Independence Account and the Indirect Account Summary Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

ROB LAWLOR is a research fellow at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning), University of Leeds, UK.