Moral Dimensions : Permissibility, Meaning, Blame.
Scanlon, T. M.
Moral Dimensions : Permissibility, Meaning, Blame. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (262 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Illusory Appeal of Double Effect -- 2. The Significance of Intent -- 3. Means and Ends -- 4. Blame -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Scanlon reframes current philosophical debates as he explores the moral permissibility of an action. Blame, he argues, is a response to the meaning of an action rather than its permissibility. This analysis leads to a novel account of the conditions of moral responsibility and to important conclusions about the ethics of blame.
9780674043145
Ends and means.
Intention.
Blame.
Electronic books.
BJ84
170/.42
Moral Dimensions : Permissibility, Meaning, Blame. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (262 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Illusory Appeal of Double Effect -- 2. The Significance of Intent -- 3. Means and Ends -- 4. Blame -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Scanlon reframes current philosophical debates as he explores the moral permissibility of an action. Blame, he argues, is a response to the meaning of an action rather than its permissibility. This analysis leads to a novel account of the conditions of moral responsibility and to important conclusions about the ethics of blame.
9780674043145
Ends and means.
Intention.
Blame.
Electronic books.
BJ84
170/.42