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Ideal Code, Real World: A Rule-Consequentialist Theory of Morality

By Brad Hooker

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
9780199256570, 0199256578, 019825069X, 9780198250692, 9780191520266
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
168 MB (176597144 bytes)
Pages
232\111
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

What are the appropriate criteria for assessing a theory of morality? In this enlightening work, Brad Hooker begins by answering this question. He then argues for a rule-consequentialist theory which, in part, asserts that acts should be assessed morally in terms of impartially justified rules. In the end, he considers the implications of rule-consequentialism for several current controversies in practical ethics, making this clearly written, engaging book the best overall statement of this approach to ethics.

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