Joseph Mendola

Goodness and Justice

A Consequentialist Moral Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

In this text, Joseph Mendola develops a unified moral theory that defends the hedonism of classical utilitarianism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9780521353557
• ISBN-10: 0521353556
• Artikelnr.: 33611674

Autorenporträt

Joseph Mendola is professor and chair in the department of philosophy at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is the author of Human Thought, and of articles on ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. A Better Consequentialism: 2. Multiple-act consequentialism
3. Three objections
Part II. Hedonism: 4. Intuitive hedonism
5. Natural good
Part III. MAXIMIN: 6. Just Construction
7. Maximin, risks, and flecks
Part IV. Advice for Atomic Agents: 8. A coda.