Rethinking the good: moral ideals and the nature of practical reasoning
Auteur :
Temkin, Larry S.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199759446
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
16,5 x 23,9 x 5,1 cm
Poids :
967 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In choosing between moral alternatives -- choosing between various forms of ethical action -- we typically make calculations of the following kind, using the principle of transitivity : A is better than B; B is better than C; therefore A is better than C. Larry Temkin shows is that if we want to continue making plausible judgments, we cannot continue to make these assumptions.