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Consequentialism
Stephen Darwall
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Description for Consequentialism
Paperback. Consequentialism is a major approach to normative ethical theory, which considers the production of good and prevention of bad consequences the touchstone of the moral evaluation. This work brings together both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this position. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Consequentialism collects, for the first time, both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this important position. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these readings are essential for anyone interested in normative ethics.
- Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, examines key topics in the consequentialist branch of moral theory.
- Includes seven essays which respond to the classic sources.
- Includes an insightful discussion of central topics in consequentialism by John Rawls and Amartya Sen.
- Includes classic articles by key figures such Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick and G. E. Moore; and recent reactions to this work by philosophers including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631231080
SKU
V9780631231080
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99-50
About Stephen Darwall
Stephen Darwall is the John Dewey Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. He has written widely on moral philosophy and its history, and is the author of Impartial Reason (1983), The British Moralists and the Internal 'Ought': 1640–1740 (1995), Philosophical Ethics (1998), and Welfare and Rational Care (2002). He is the editor, with Allan Gibbard and Peter ... Read more
Reviews for Consequentialism
‘A judicious selection, which offers not only a broad view of the main lines of consequentialist thought and its history, but an insight into significant recent developments within the tradition, and some widely discussed objections to it.’ Roger Crisp, St Anne's College 'Darwall's collection is ideal for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in ethical theory in ... Read more