Theory of the Good and the Right

Name: Theory of the Good and the Right
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ISBN: 9781573922203

ISBN-10: 157392220X

ISBN-13: 9781573922203

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Richard B. Brandt

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Book details

List price: $24.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 6/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 386
Size: 6.07" wide x 8.72" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




The Strategy of Practical Criticism



Wanting and Pleasure



The Cognitive Theory of Action



The Criticism of Actions



The Psychology of Pleasure and Desires



The Criticism of Pleasures and Intrinsic Desires



Some Rational Pleasures and Desires



The Force of Knowing What is Rational



The Concept of a Moral Code



Justification and the Concept of the Morally Right



Rationally Preferred Moral Codes and the General Welfare



Three Different Derivations of the Right



Welfare: The Concept, Measurement, and Interpersonal Comparisons



Three Monistic Moral Codes



The Concept of a Pluralistic Welfare-Maximizing Moral System



Justice, Equality, and the Maximization of Welfare



Is it Always Rational to Act Morally?


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Index