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Ignorance and Moral Obligation (Hardcover)
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Ignorance and Moral Obligation (Hardcover)
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Ignorance and Moral Obligation concerns whether and how our
ignorance about ourselves and our circumstances affects what our
moral obligations and moral rights are. Michael J. Zimmerman begins
by distinguishing three well-established views about the nature of
moral obligation: the Objective, Subjective, and Prospective Views.
Some philosophers have attempted to reconcile the three views in
question, but these attempts are shown to fail. The question thus
arises: which of the three views ought to be accepted and which
rejected? Zimmerman argues that, in light of the ignorance that
besets us, the Objective and Subjective Views should be rejected
and the Prospective View accepted. The argument is based on close
consideration of a kind of case provided by Frank Jackson, one in
which an agent has deficient evidence regarding the outcomes of his
options. Many objections to this argument are entertained and
rebutted, by means of which the Prospective View is itself
elaborated and defended. Among those who accept the Prospective
View, the primary motivation for doing so has often been that of
finding a useful guide to action, but Zimmerman argues that the
Prospective View can be only of strictly limited help in providing
such a guide. Finally, he addresses some implications that the
Prospective View has regarding the nature of moral rights. Our
possession of moral rights is precarious, being dependent on the
evidence possessed by others. Once again, several objections are
entertained and rebutted. The distinction between rights and desert
is stressed, and the relevance of risk to rights is explored.
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