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The Geometry of Desert (Paperback)
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The Geometry of Desert (Paperback)
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People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is
a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is
important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while
certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in
the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly
neglected. For example, if it is indeed true that it is morally
good for people to get what they deserve, does it always do the
same amount of good when someone gets what they deserve? Or does it
matter how deserving the person is? If we cannot give someone
exactly what they deserve, is it better to give too much-or better
to give too little? Does being twice as virtuous make you twice as
deserving? And how are we to take into account the thought that
what you deserve depends in part on how others are doing? The
Geometry of Desert explores a number of these less familiar
questions, using graphs to illustrate the various possible answers.
The result is a more careful investigation into the nature of moral
desert than has ever previously been offered, one that reveals
desert to have a hidden complexity that most of us have failed to
recognize.
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