Morality, Utilitarianism, and Rights

Forside
Cambridge University Press, 26. juni 1992 - 393 sider
Richard Brandt is one of the most eminent and influential of contemporary moral philosophers. His work has been concerned with how to justify what is good or right not by reliance on intuitions or theories about what moral words mean but by the explanation of moral psychology and the description of what it is to value something, or to think it immoral. His approach thus stands in marked contrast to the influential theories of John Rawls. The essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory. The collection is aimed at both those moral philosophers familiar with Brandt's work and at those philosophers who may be largely unfamiliar with his work. The latter group will be struck by the lucid unpretentious style and the cumulative weight of Brandt's contributions to topics that remain at the forefront of moral philosophy.
 

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Moral philosophy and the analysis of language
19
Rational desires
38
The explanation of moral language
57
Morality and its critics
73
Rationality egoism and morality
93
Some merits of one form of rule utilitarianism
111
Fairness to indirect optimific theories in ethics
137
Two concepts of utility
158
A utilitarian theory of excuses
211
A motivational theory of excuses in the criminal law
231
Traits of character A conceptual analysis
259
The structure of virtue
285
The morality and rationality of suicide
311
Utilitarianism and the rules of war
332
Public policy and life and death decisions regarding defective newborns
350
Utilitarianism and welfare legislation
366

The concept of a moral right and its function
179
Utilitarianism and moral rights
196
Index
385
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