Intricate Ethics

Intricate Ethics
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : 9780195189698
ISBN-13 : 0195189698
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Book Synopsis Intricate Ethics by : F. M. Kamm

Download or read book Intricate Ethics written by F. M. Kamm and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Intricate Ethics, Kamm questions the moral importance of some non-consequentialist distinctions and then introduces and argues for the moral importance of other distinctions. The first section discusses nonconsequentialist ethical theory and the trolley problem; the second deals with the notions of moral status and rights; the third takes up the issues of responsibility and complicity and the possible moral significance of distance; and the fourth section analyzes the views of others in the non-consequentialist and consequentialist camps.


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