Motive and rightness /
This books answers the question: Does the motive of an action ever make a difference to whether that action is morally right or wrong? Sverdlik's answer is yes. He analyses the nature of motives and their relation to normative judgements and intentions, and argues that consequentialism gives th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This books answers the question: Does the motive of an action ever make a difference to whether that action is morally right or wrong? Sverdlik's answer is yes. He analyses the nature of motives and their relation to normative judgements and intentions, and argues that consequentialism gives the best account of these matters. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 203 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199594948 0199594945 9780191725401 0191725404 |