Rethinking the good : moral ideals and the nature of practical reasoning /

"In choosing between moral alternatives -- choosing between various forms of ethical action -- we typically make calculations of the following kind: A is better than B; B is better than C; therefore A is better than C. These inferences use the principle of transitivity and are fundamental to ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Temkin, Larry S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Series:	Oxford ethics series.
Subjects:	Ethics. Good and evil. Practical reason. Ethics Morale. Raison pratique. ethics (philosophy) PHILOSOPHY. Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Modern. History & Surveys. Good and evil Practical reason Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Aggregation and Problems about Trade-offs: Many-Person Spectrum Arguments
A "New" Principle of Aggregation
On the Separateness of Individuals, Compensation, and Aggregation within Lives
Aggregation and Problems about Trade-offs Within Lives: Single- Person Spectrum Arguments
Exploring Transitivity: Part I
Exploring Transitivity: Part II
Expected Utility Theory/Expected Value Theory
Spectrum Arguments: Objections and Replies
On the Value of Utility and Two Models for Combining Ideals
On the Nature of Moral Ideals: Part I
On the Nature of Moral Ideals: Part II
Juggling to Preserve Transitivity
Conclusion.