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The Geometry of Desert
Shelly Kagan
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Description for The Geometry of Desert
Paperback. Num Pages: 676 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 962.
People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly neglected. For example, if it is indeed true that it is morally good for people to get what they deserve, does it always do the same amount of good when someone gets what they deserve? Or does it matter how deserving the person is? ... Read more
People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly neglected. For example, if it is indeed true that it is morally good for people to get what they deserve, does it always do the same amount of good when someone gets what they deserve? Or does it matter how deserving the person is? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
Number of Pages
676
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190233723
SKU
V9780190233723
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About Shelly Kagan
Shelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale, where he has taught since 1995.
Reviews for The Geometry of Desert
The Geometry of Desert is essential reading for those who value moral desert, but it also has a great deal to offer those who do not.
Thomas Hurka, Mind
At over six hundred pages it is monumental in both size and achievement Kagan's survey of the possible answers to this question is a tour de force Kagan's book ... Read more
Thomas Hurka, Mind
At over six hundred pages it is monumental in both size and achievement Kagan's survey of the possible answers to this question is a tour de force Kagan's book ... Read more