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Motive and Rightness (Hardcover)
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Motive and Rightness (Hardcover)
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Motive and Rightness is the first book-length attempt to answer the
question: Does the motive of an action ever make a difference to
whether that action is morally right or wrong? Steven Sverdlik
argues that the answer is yes. He examines the major contemporary
moral theories to see if they can provide a plausible account of
the relevance of motives to rightness and wrongness, and argues
that consequentialism gives a better account of these matters than
Kantianism or certain important forms of virtue ethics. In carrying
out the investigation Sverdlik presents an analysis of the nature
of motives, and he considers their relations to normative judgments
and intentions. A chapter is devoted to analyzing the extent to
which motives are 'available' to rational agents, and the
importance of feelings and unconscious motives. Historical figures
such as Kant, Bentham, Mill and Ross are discussed, as well as
contemporary writers like Korsgaard, Herman, Hurka, Slote and
Hursthouse. Motive and Rightness offers an original interweaving of
ethical theory, both historical and contemporary, with moral
psychology, action theory, and psychology.
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