1st Edition

Common-Sense Morality and Consequentialism

By Michael A. Slote Copyright 1985
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985 and now re-issued with a new preface, this study assesses the two major moral theories of ethical consequentialism and common-sense morality by means of mutual comparison and an attempt to elicit the implications and tendencies of each theory individually. The author shows that criticisms and defences of common-sense morality and of consequentialism give inadequate... Read more

1. Common-sense Morality and Consequentialism 2. Moral Autonomy 3. Satisficing Consequentialism 4. Morality and the Practical 5. Scalar Morality 6. Consequentialism and Beyond 7. Common-sense Morality and the Future

Biography

Michael A. Slote is UST Professor of Ethics at the University of Miami.