Beyond Consequentialism

by Paul Hurley

Book Overview

Consequentialism, the theory that morality requires us to promote the best overall outcome, is the default alternative in contemporary moral philosophy, and is highly influential in public discourses beyond academic philosophy. Paul Hurley argues that current discussions of the challenge consequentialism tend to overlook a fundamental challenge to consequentialism. The standard consequentialist account of the content of morality, he argues, cannot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199698430
• ISBN13: 9780199698431
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"