What the Utilitarian Cannot Think
I argue that utilitarianism cannot accommodate a basic sort of moral judgment that many people want to make. I raise a real-life example of shockingly bad behavior and ask what can the utilitarian say about it. I concede that the utilitarian can say that this behavior caused pain to the victim; that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2015]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2015, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 717-729 |
| RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Violation
B Adams B Wolterstorff B Utilitarianism B Quinn B Wrongness |
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