244 Pages
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by
Routledge
244 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book argues that consequentialism and non-consequentialism are false because they face metaphysical and intuitional problems. The two theories exhaust the theories of the right, so there is no rightness.
This result matters because it requires us to give up widely held beliefs regarding knowledge, moral responsibility, and reasons for action. The author’s argument is unique because it... Read more
Introduction
Part 1: Nature
1. Target
Part 2: Consequentialism
2. Counterfactual
3. Backtracking
4. Ranking
Part 3: Non-Consequentialism
5. Right Supremacy
6. Responsibility
7. Ground
8. Self-Ownership
9. Circularity
Part 4: Conclusion
10. Implications
Biography
Stephen Kershnar is a distinguished teaching professor in the philosophy department at the SUNY-Fredonia. He is also an attorney. He is the author of Responsibility Collapses: Why Moral Responsibility is Impossible (New York: Routledge, 2023) and Desert Collapses: Why No One Deserves Anything (New York: Routledge, 2021).
