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From Value to Rightness: Consequentialism, Action-Guidance, and the Perspective-Dependence of Moral Duties book cover

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From Value to Rightness Consequentialism, Action-Guidance, and the Perspective-Dependence of Moral Duties

By Vuko Andrić Copyright 2021
186 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book develops an original version of act-consequentialism. It argues that act-consequentialists should adopt a subjective criterion of rightness. The book develops new arguments which strongly suggest that, according to the best version of act-consequentialism, the rightness of actions depends on expected rather than actual value. Its findings go beyond the debate about consequentialism... Read more

Introduction

Part I. Decision-Guidance

1 The Problem of Decision-Guidance

2 DP and Objective Consequentialism’s Travesty of Decision-Guidance

Part II: "Ought" Implies "Can"

3 In Defence of "Ought" Implies "Can"

4 Objective Consequentialism and Ignorance-Induced Inability

5 Four Arguments Against Objective Consequentialism Related to "Ought" Implies "Can"

6 "Ought" Implies "Evidence"

7 Is Subjective Consequentialism Compatible with "Ought" Implies "Can"?

Part III: Intuitions about Perspective-Dependence

8 A New Perspective on the Perspective-Dependence of Moral Duties

9 Objective Consequentialism’s Licensing Dilemma

Conclusion

Biography

Vuko Andrić is Lecturer at Bayreuth University, a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, and Feodor Lynen Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. His research focuses on consequentialism and has been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as Acta Analytica, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Erkenntnis, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Journal of Global Ethics, Philosophical Studies, Philosophia, Ratio, Religious Studies, Thought, and Utilitas.

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