Weighing goods: equality, uncertainty and time
This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Blackwell Publ.
1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Edition: | 1. paperback [ed.] |
| Series/Journal: | Economics and philosophy
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Economy
/ Morals
/ Ethics
B Economic ethics |
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| Summary: | This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time. This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time. |
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| Physical Description: | X, 255 S, graph. Darst |
| ISBN: | 0631171991 |