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The dimensions of consequentialism : ethics, equality and risk / Martin Peterson

Publisher Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press
Year 2013
Authors *Peterson, Martin

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Library Main Building Basement (Foreign Books, Code Classification) : hardback 1500:324 121027644R
9781107033030

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Material Type Books
Size ix, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Notes Summary: "Consequentialism, one of the major theories of normative ethics, maintains that the moral rightness of an act is determined solely by the act's consequences. The traditional form of consequentialism is one-dimensional, in that the rightness of an act is a function of a single moral aspect, such as the sum total of wellbeing it produces. In this book Martin Peterson introduces a new type of consequentialist theory: multidimensional consequentialism. According to this theory, an act's moral rightness depends on several separate dimensions, including individual wellbeing, equality and risk. Peterson's novel approach shows that moral views about equality and risk that were previously thought to be mutually incompatible can be rendered compatible, and his precise theoretical discussion helps the reader to understand better the distinction between consequentialist and non-consequentialist theories. His book will interest a wide range of readers in ethics"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-214) and index
Subjects LCSH:Consequentialism (Ethics)
Classification LCC:BJ1031
DC23:171/.5
Language English
ID 1001035222
ISBN 9781107033030
NCID BB12973750 WCLINK

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