Compromise: What Makes it Bad?

This article considers what makes a compromise bad. First, it defines a compromise as a decision involving a loss of good (i.e., an evil), which should therefore be accompanied by ‘agent-regret’. Regret, however, is not moral guilt. Pace proponents of ‘dirty hands’, a morally right compromise cannot...

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Main Author: Biggar, Nigel 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-48
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
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