Motive and rightness

Motive and rightness / Steven Sverdlik.

This books answers the question: Does the motive of an action ever make a difference to whether that action is morally right or wrong? Sverdlik's answer is yes. He analyses the nature of motives and their relation to normative judgements and intentions, and argues that consequentialism gives th...

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Main Author: Sverdlik, Steven, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Consequentialism (Ethics)
Consequentialisme.
Intenties.
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
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Summary:This books answers the question: Does the motive of an action ever make a difference to whether that action is morally right or wrong? Sverdlik's answer is yes. He analyses the nature of motives and their relation to normative judgements and intentions, and argues that consequentialism gives the best account of these matters.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 203 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199594948
0199594945
9780191725401
0191725404
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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