A Theory Of Value And Obligation
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A Theory Of Value And Obligation
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Author : Robin Attfield
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-20
A Theory Of Value And Obligation written by Robin Attfield and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-20 with Philosophy categories.
Originally published in 1987 and re-issued in 2020 with a new Preface, this book presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a number of problems in moral philosophy, from the location of intrinsic value and the nature of a worthwhile life, via the limits of obligation and the nature of justice, to the status of moral utterances. After developing a biocentric account of moral standing, the author locates worthwhile life in the development of the generic capacities of a creature, whether human or nonhuman, and presents an account of relative intrinsic value which later generates a theory of interspecific justice. This value-theory also informs a consequentialist understanding of obligation, of moral rightness and of supererogation. The understanding thus supplied is shown to cope with the problems of integrity, of justice and of the ‘Repugnant Conclusion’ in population ethics. A cognitivist account of ethical conclusions such as those so far reached is then defended against non-cognitivist and relativist objections and a far-reaching naturalist theory is defended, integrating earlier conclusions with an account of the logic of the fundamental ethical concepts. This wide-ranging volume which maps the whole area of morality is thoroughly argued with reference both to contemporary philosophical developments and to classical theories.
Value Obligation And Meta Ethics
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Author : Robin Attfield
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-10-12
Value Obligation And Meta Ethics written by Robin Attfield and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-12 with Philosophy categories.
This work defends an interrelated set of theses in value-theory, normative ethics and meta-ethics. The three Parts correspond to these three areas. Part One (Value) defends a biocentric theory of moral standing, and then the coherence and objectivity of belief in intrinsic value, despite recent objections. Intrinsic value is located in the flourishing of living creatures; specifically, a neo-Aristotelian, species-relative account is supplied of wellbeing or flourishing, in terms of the development of the essential capacities of one's species. There follows a theory of priorities, or of relative intrinsic value, in which the satisfaction of basic needs takes priority over other needs and over wants, and the interests of complex and sophisticated creatures over those of others, where they are at stake. Part Two defends a practice-consequentialist theory of the criteria of rightness and of obligation, which leaves room for supererogation, underpins our intuitions about justice, commends population growth only where it is genuinely desirable, and responds better than act-consequentialism to objections like that concerned with the separateness of persons. Part Three sifts meta-ethical theories, rejects moral relativism, and defends a cognitivist and naturalist meta-ethic. In defending analytical naturalism, it takes into account the latest literature on supervenience. By responding to recent discussions, this study supersedes my Theory of Value and Obligation (1987). It is equipped with detailed end-notes and an ample bibliography, which could prove a research tool of itself.
Value And Obligation
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Author : Alexander Sesonske
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Value And Obligation written by Alexander Sesonske and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Duty categories.
Value And Obligation
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Author : Richard B. Brandt
language : en
Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers
Release Date : 1961
Value And Obligation written by Richard B. Brandt and has been published by Harcourt Brace College Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Ethics categories.
Most people interested in the problems of ethics aspire to two kinds of knowledge, one systematic, the other historical. They wish a systematic understanding of the field: knowledge of what are the various problems and their interrelations and knowledge of what has been done toward the solution of these problems. They also wish to learn what the great historical philosophers -- particularly those who have had the most important ideas about values and conduct -- have said about the subject. This book is intended to enable the reader to approximate the achievement of these twin goals at once.
Theories Of Ethics
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Author : William Henry Werkmeister
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Theories Of Ethics written by William Henry Werkmeister and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Duty categories.
Concerned with theoretical concepts and principles rather than problems of applicability and moral codes.
Samuel Pufendorf Disciple Of Hobbes
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Author : Fiammetta Palladini
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Samuel Pufendorf Disciple Of Hobbes written by Fiammetta Palladini and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Law categories.
Palladini reveals Pufendorf as a formidable and dangerous natural jurist and political theorist who has been obscured by a philosophical history that flies too high to see him, and by a commentary literature that too often dislikes what it sees.
Foundations Of The Philosophy Of Value
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Author : H. Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-06
Foundations Of The Philosophy Of Value written by H. Osborne and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-06 with Philosophy categories.
Originally published in 1933, this book provides a concise discussion regarding the nature of value and value theories, taking the view that an understanding of value is 'a no less necessary part of the equipment of every competent philosopher, than is epistemology'.
Of Moral Conduct
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Author : Robert Audi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-22
Of Moral Conduct written by Robert Audi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Philosophy categories.
In this book Robert Audi presents an original ethics of conduct, spanning moral theory, practical ethics, and theories of obligation and value. Conduct is determined not just by what we do, but also by why and how we do it. To integrate these dimensions of conduct, Audi clarifies the relation between intention and obligation, explains the difference between moral rightness and moral worth, and describes myriad manners of human actions. He also clarifies major moral standards such as justice, fidelity, beneficence, and liberty, and explores ethics from the perspectives of the theory of action, the epistemology of moral principles, the metaphysics of normative properties, and the value of human experiences. His concluding chapters offer a theory of reasons and values and propose an original theory of value.
A Theory Of Legal Obligation
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Author : Stefano Bertea
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-03
A Theory Of Legal Obligation written by Stefano Bertea and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with Law categories.
Bertea puts forward a comprehensive and original theory of legal obligation, understood as a distinctive legal concept.
Doing The Best We Can
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Author : Fred Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1986-04-30
Doing The Best We Can written by Fred Feldman and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
Several years ago I came across a marvelous little paper in which Hector-Neri Castaneda shows that standard versions of act utilitarian l ism are formally incoherent. I was intrigued by his argument. It had long seemed to me that I had a firm grasp on act utilitarianism. Indeed, it had often seemed to me that it was the clearest and most attractive of normative theories. Yet here was a simple and relatively uncontrover sial argument that showed, with only some trivial assumptions, that the doctrine is virtually unintelligible. The gist of Castaneda's argument is this: suppose we understand act utilitarianism to be the view that an act is obligatory if and only if its utility exceeds that of each alternative. Suppose it is obligatory for a certain person to perform an act with two parts - we can call it 'A & B'. Then, obviously enough, it is also obligatory for this person to perform the parts, A and B. If act utilitarianism were true, we appar ently could infer that the utility of A & B is higher than that of A, and higher than that of B (because A & B is obligatory, and the other acts are alternatives to A & B).