1st Edition

What We Ought and What We Can

By Alex King Copyright 2019
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes. In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on this principle. She argues that it is flawed because we are obligated to perform some actions that we cannot perform, and goes on to present a suggested theory for anyone who would deny the principle. She... Read more

1. The Principle

2. The Objections

3. Must Morality Be Fair?

4. Toward a Better Explanation

5. Implications and Applications

6. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Alex King is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA.