In Consequentialism Reconsidered, Carlson strives to find a plausible formulation of the structural part of consequentialism. In Consequentialism Reconsidered, Carlson strives to find a plausible formulation of the structural part of consequentialism. Key notions are analyzed, such as outcomes, alternatives and performability. Carlson argues that consequentialism should be understood as a maximizing rather than a satisficing theory, and as temporally neutral rather than future oriented. He also shows that certain moral theories cannot be reformulated as consequentialist theories. The relevant alternatives for an agent in a situation are taken to comprise all actions that they can perform in the situation. The defense of this idea necessitates certain modifications to the standard consequentialist criteria of obligatoriness, rightness and wrongness. The problem of whether agents should adapt their actions to their Carlson argues that consequentialism should be understood as a maximizing rather than a satisficing theory, and as temporally neutral rather than future oriented. He also shows that certain moral theories cannot be reformulated as consequentialist theories. The relevant alternatives for an agent in a situation are taken to comprise all actions that they can perform in the situation. The defense of this idea necessitates certain modifications to the standard consequentialist criteria of obligatoriness, rightness and wrongness. The problem of whether agents should adapt their actions to their own future actions is also addressed. Further, a conditional analysis of performability is suggested, and it is argued that particular actions should in this connection be regarded as `abstract' rather than `concrete'. The final chapter sketches a consequentialist theory for collective agents. Pratinjau buku ini » Halaman terpilih Halaman Judul Isi INTRODUCTION 1 11 THE PLAN OF THIS BOOK 2 12 CONVENTIONS 4 CONSEQUENTIALISM CHARACTERIZED 5 22 AXIOLOGISM 8 23 TOTALISM 10 24 MAXIMIZATION 13 25 FACTUALISM 20 62 ABANDONING TIMEIDENTITY AND INCOMPATIBILITY 95 63 MY PROPOSAL 99 64 PRAWITZS THEORY 109 65 AQVISTS THEORY 113 66 BJORNSSONS THEORY 116 ACTUALISM AND POSSIBILISM 119 71 BERGSTROMS VIEW 120 72 SMITHS PRINCIPLE 4 121 Lengkap 26 FURTHER QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION 25 CONSEQUENTIALISM AND MORAL CONTENT 29 32 THE MORAL EMPTINESS OF AXIOLOGISM 40 33 MOORES CONCEPTUAL CONSEQUENTIALISM 43 OUTCOMES 48 42 THE BIAS TOWARDS THE FUTURE 58 43 FO AND HISTORICAL AXIOLOGIES 65 PERFORMABILITY 71 52 AN ALLEGED REFUTATION OF ALL CONDITIONAL ANALYSES 73 53 PSYCHOLOGICAL AND OTHER OBSTACLES 77 54 CHANGES OF MIND 83 55 THE PERFORMABILITY OF COMPOUND ACTIONS 84 56 NONIMMEDIATE PERFORMABILITY AND POSSIBLE LIVES 88 ALTERNATIVES AND CONSEQUENTIALIST PRINCIPLES 90 73 JACKSONS AND PARGETTERS ACTUALISM 123 74 SOBEIS PRINCIPLE S 130 75 FELDMANS THEORY AND SOME ARGUMENTS FOR POSSIBILISM 134 76 MCKINSEYS LEVELS OF OBLIGATION 139 77 SECONDARY NOTIONS OF OUGHT 142 CONCRETISM AND ABSTRACTISM 145 81 TANNSJOS CASE AGAINST ABSTRACTISM 146 82 CONCRETISM AND PERFORMABILITY 151 GROUP CONSEQUENTIALISM 154 92 CONSEQUENTIALIST PRINCIPLES FOR GROUPS 158 TABLE OF CONSEQUENTIALLY PRINCIPLES 162 REFERENCES 163 INDEX 167 Hak Cipta Ringkas Edisi yang lain - Lihat semua Consequentialism Reconsidered E. Carlson Pratinjau tidak tersedia - 2010 Istilah dan frasa umum a₁ a₂ according action is right action is wrong actual affairs affect the past agent alternative alternative-set analysis �qvist argue argument assume assumption axiological b₁ believe Bergstr�m bias Brown causal Chapter claim Compatibilists compound action concept concrete actions concretist consequentialism consequentialist counterfactual criterion CSIP Dag Prawitz definition deontic deontological deontologist entails example fact factualistic FO-moralities future group action Hence historical axiology Holly Smith implausible incompatibilism incompatible with wanting intrinsic value invariably S-optimal Jackson K-alternative KO-KW logically maximizing minimally specific moral status morally relevant outcome normatively equivalent objective occurrent want Oddie and Milne Oddie's and Milne's PARFIT Pargetter particular actions performed actions Peter Milne plausible possibilist possible world Premiss prescribes probabilism Procrastinate quasi-invariably S-optimal Rabinowicz Representation Thesis requirement right iff S-optimal action S-optimal group satisficing say yes seems sense situation Sobel Suppose t₁ T�nnsj� temporally neutral time-identity time-interval tion true variant violates Bagian yang populer Halaman 45 - ... else in the world; since every act of duty would then be the best thing in the world, which is also a contradiction. It can, therefore, be unique only in the sense that the whole world will be better, if it be performed, than if any possible alternative were taken. And the question whether this is so cannot possibly depend solely (� 17); but it is important to insist that this fundamental point is demonstrably certain. This may, perhaps, be best made evident in the following way. It is plain that when we assert that a certain action is our absolute duty, we are asserting that the performance of that action at that time is unique in respect of value. But no dutiful action can possibly have unique value in the sense that it is the sole thing of value in the world; since,... Muncul dalam 12 buku dari 1892-2005 Halaman 44 - But no dutiful action can possibly have unique value in the sense that it is the sole thing of value in the world; since, in that case, every such action would be the sole good thing, which is a manifest contradiction. And for the same reason its value cannot be unique in the sense that it has more intrinsic value than anything else in the world; since every act of duty would then be the best thing in the world, which is also a contradiction. It can, therefore, be unique only in the sense that the...