Ethics in the Gray Area: A Gradualist Theory of Right and Wrong

by Martin Peterson

What should morally conscientious agents do if they must choose among options that are somewhat right and somewhat wrong? Should one select an option that is right to the highest degree, or would it perhaps be more rational to choose randomly among all somewhat right options? And how should lawmakers and courts address behaviour that is neither entirely right nor entirely wrong? In this first book-length discussion of the 'gray area' in ethics, Martin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009336789
• ISBN13: 9781009336789
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"