Rethinking the Good

Rethinking the Good
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 639
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ISBN-10 : 9780190233716
ISBN-13 : 0190233710
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Book Synopsis Rethinking the Good by : Larry S. Temkin

Download or read book Rethinking the Good written by Larry S. Temkin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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