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Beyond Consequentialism (Paperback)
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Consequentialism, the theory that morality requires us to promote
the best overall outcome, is the default alternative in
contemporary moral philosophy, and is highly influential in public
discourses beyond academic philosophy. Paul Hurley argues that
current discussions of the challenge consequentialism tend to
overlook a fundamental challenge to consequentialism. The standard
consequentialist account of the content of morality, he argues,
cannot be reconciled to the authoritativeness of moral standards
for rational agents. If rational agents typically have decisive
reasons to do what morality requires, then consequentialism cannot
be the correct account of moral standards. Hurley builds upon this
challenge to argue that the consequentialist case for grounding the
impartial evaluation of actions in the impartial evaluation of
outcomes is built upon a set of subtle and mutually reinforcing
mistakes. Through exposing these mistakes and misappropriations, he
undermines consequentialist arguments against alternative
approaches that recognize a conception of impartiality appropriate
to the evaluation of actions which is distinct from the
impartiality appropriate to the evaluation of outcomes. A moral
theory that recognizes a fundamental role for such a distinct
conception of impartiality can account for the rational authority
of moral standards, but does so, Hurley argues, by taking morality
beyond consequentialism in both its standard and non-standard
forms.
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