What We Ought and What We Can

by Alexandra King

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes.

In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on this principle. She argues that it is flawed because we are obligated to perform some actions that we cannot perform, and goes on to present a suggested theory for anyone who would deny the principle. She examines the traditional motivations for Ought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815366094
• ISBN13: 9780815366096
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"