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Some things are reasons for us to perform certain actions. That it will spare you great pain in the future, for example, is a reason for you to go to the dentist now, and that you are already late for work is a reason for you not to read the next article in the morning...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-12-01
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Human actions unfold over time, in pursuit of ends that are not fully specified in advance. Rational Powers in Action locates these features of the human condition at the heart of a new theory of instrumental rationality. Where many theories of rational agency focus on...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-11-05
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Während Weltarmut und Welthunger in der Ethik häufig nur als Probleme der Gerechtigkeit behandelt werden, bringt Julia Müller die globalen Probleme von Armut und Hunger mit dem normativen Fundament unseres universalen Moralverständnisses, der Menschenwürde, zusammen....
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J.B. Metzler
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2020-10-30
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Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-10-15
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Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-10-15
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Utilitarianism began as a movement for social reform that changed the world, based on the ideal of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. There is a tendency to enter into debates for and against the ethical doctrine ofUtilitarianism without a clear understanding of...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-10-09
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Utilitarianism began as a movement for social reform that changed the world, based on the ideal of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. There is a tendency to enter into debates for and against the ethical doctrine ofUtilitarianism without a clear understanding of...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-10-08
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Consequentialism is a major moral theory in contemporary philosophy: it is the view that the only thing that matters when making moral decisions is the outcome of those decisions. Consequentialists hold that to morally assess an act, we must first evaluate and rank the...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-09-17
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Very often we're uncertain about what we...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-09-09
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Very often we're uncertain about what we...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-09-09
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Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-07-17
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Suppose you're offered an opportunity to experience something that is unlike anything you have ever encountered, but that's all you know--aside from the fact that the experience is physically safe and morally acceptable. How do you decide whether to take up the offer?...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-07-17
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Suppose you're offered an opportunity to experience something that is unlike anything you have ever encountered, but that's all you know--aside from the fact that the experience is physically safe and morally acceptable. How do you decide whether to take up the offer?...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-07-17
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Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-07-16
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Reality and Morality develops and defends a framework for moral realism. It defends the idea that moral properties are metaphysically elite, or privileged parts of reality, and argues that realists can hold that this makes them highly eligible as the referents for our...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-07-03
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Reality and Morality develops and defends a framework for moral realism. It defends the idea that moral properties are metaphysically elite, or privileged parts of reality, and argues that realists can hold that this makes them highly eligible as the referents for our...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-07-03
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Most people intuitively understand the nature of morality; this tends to belie the fact that morality is more complex, controversial and interesting than generally appreciated. This book provides a comprehensive overview of morality from various disciplines and...
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Springer
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2020-06-26
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In diesem Sammelband werden die Herausforderungen und Potenziale einer zukünftig nachhaltig zu gestaltenden Bioökonomie interdisziplinär beleuchtet. Hierbei wird die Bioökonomie als sozio-technisches System aufgefasst, in dem die technische Ausgestaltung aufs Engste mit...
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Springer VS
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2020-06-23
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To Do,To Die,To Reason Why offers a new account of the ethics of war and the legal regulation of war. It is especially concerned with the conduct of individuals, including whether they are required to follow orders to go to war, what moral constraints there are on...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-06-18
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To Do,To Die,To Reason Why offers a new account of the ethics of war and the legal regulation of war. It is especially concerned with the conduct of individuals, including whether they are required to follow orders to go to war, what moral constraints there are on...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-06-18
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