This book is about fundamental questions in normative ethics. It begins with the idea that we often respond to ethical theories according to how principled or pragmatic they are. It clarifies this contrast and then uses it to shed light on old debates in ethics, such as debates about the rival merits of consequentialist and deontological views. Using the idea that principled views seem most appealing in dilemmas of acquiescence, it goes on to develop a novel theory of pattern-based reasons. These are reasons to play one's part in some larger pattern of action because of the goodness or...
This book is about fundamental questions in normative ethics. It begins with the idea that we often respond to ethical theories according to how pr...
This is a contribution to existing literature on normative ethics with three major discussions: the contrast between pragmatic and principled ethical views, discussion of diverse literature, and the ideathat pattern-based reasons can be used to understand the pro-pragmatic and the pro-principled intuitions.
This is a contribution to existing literature on normative ethics with three major discussions: the contrast between pragmatic and principled ethical ...
