Contractualism
Seiten
2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-71269-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-71269-9 (ISBN)
Considering T.M. Scanlon's contractualism – where an action is right when authorised by moral principles no one could reasonably reject – and the general contractualist framework or other versions of contractualism.
This Element begins by describing T.M. Scanlon's contractualism according to which an action is right when it is authorised by the moral principles no one could reasonably reject. This view has argued to have implausible consequences with regards to how different-sized groups, non-human animals, and cognitively limited human beings should be treated. It has also been accused of being theoretically redundant and unable to vindicate the so-called deontic distinctions. I then distinguish between the general contractualist framework and Scanlon's version of contractualism. I explain how the general framework enables us to formulate many other versions of contractualism some of which can already be found in the literature. Understanding contractualism in this new way enables us both to understand the structural similarities and differences between different versions of contractualism and also to see the different objections to contractualism as internal debates about which version of contractualism is correct.
This Element begins by describing T.M. Scanlon's contractualism according to which an action is right when it is authorised by the moral principles no one could reasonably reject. This view has argued to have implausible consequences with regards to how different-sized groups, non-human animals, and cognitively limited human beings should be treated. It has also been accused of being theoretically redundant and unable to vindicate the so-called deontic distinctions. I then distinguish between the general contractualist framework and Scanlon's version of contractualism. I explain how the general framework enables us to formulate many other versions of contractualism some of which can already be found in the literature. Understanding contractualism in this new way enables us both to understand the structural similarities and differences between different versions of contractualism and also to see the different objections to contractualism as internal debates about which version of contractualism is correct.
1. Introduction; 2. Scanlon's Contractualism; 3. Objections to Scanlon's Contractualism; 4. The Consequentialising Project; 5. The Contractualist Framework; 6. Conclusion; References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.05.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in Ethics |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 227 mm |
| Gewicht | 130 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-71269-X / 110871269X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-71269-9 / 9781108712699 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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