Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account

Instrumentalism about need suggests that the normative significance of an agent’s need for x depends on the end for which x is needed. Instrumental accounts have, however, been vague about the transfer or transmission of normative significance supposed to be occurring from ends to needs. How should...

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Main Author: Stabell, Espen Dyrnes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 601-617
RelBib Classification:NCC Social ethics
NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Instrumentalism
B Philosophy of need
B Normative transmission
B Pro tanto reasons
B Basic needs
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