Demands of Consequentialism

Name: Demands of Consequentialism
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ISBN: 9780199286973

ISBN-10: 0199286973

ISBN-13: 9780199286973

Edition: 2005

Authors: Tim Mulgan

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According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should thus devote all our energies to charity work, as well as all our money, till we reach the point where our own basic needs, or ability to keep earning money, are in jeopardy. Such conclusions strike many people as absurd. Consequentialism seems unreasonably demanding, as it leaves the agent no room for her own projects or interests. Tim Mulgan examines consequentialist responses to this objection. A variety of previous consequentialist solutions are considered and found wanting, including rule…

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List price: $74.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/22/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English




Simple Consequentialism



Introduction



Options for Consequentialism



Collective Consequentialism



Rule Consequentialism



Other Forms of Collective Consequentialism



Individual Consequentialism



Sub-Maximizing Consequentialism



Hybrid Moral Theories



Combined Consequentialism



Two Moral Realms



The Morality of Reciprocity



The Morality of Necessity



The New Theory


Appendix


Proof for Chapter 6


Bibliography


Index