Developing deontology [[electronic resource] ] : new essays in ethical theory / / edited by Brad Hooker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141333503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Wiley, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-58671-0; 9786613616548; 1-118-32125-1; 1-118-36879-7; 1-118-32126-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (134 p.)
• Collana: Ratio book series
• Altri autori (Persone): HookerBrad <1957->
• Disciplina: 171/.2
• Soggetti: Ethics; Ethics, Modern - 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: DEVELOPING DEONTOLOGY: NEW ESSAYS IN ETHICAL THEORY; CONTENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; 1: DEONTOLOGICAL MORAL OBLIGATIONS AND NON-WELFARIST AGENT-RELATIVE VALUES; 2: RECALCITRANT PLURALISM; 3: DEFENDING DOUBLE EFFECT; 4: THE POSSIBILITY OF CONSENT; 5: ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS AGAINST NON-CULPABLE NON-JUST INTRUSION; 6: DOES MORAL IGNORANCE EXCULPATE?; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Developing Deontology consists of six new essays in ethical theory by leading contemporary moral philosophers. Each essay considers concepts prominent in the development of deontological approaches to ethics, and these essays offer an invaluable contribution to that development. Essays are contributed by Michael Smith, Philip Stratton-Lake, Ralph Wedgewood, David Owens, Peter Vallentyne, and Elizabeth Harman - all leading contemporary moral philosophersEach essay offers an original and previously unpublished contribution to the subjectA significant addition to the field