Moral Desert: A Critique
University Press of America (2010)
| Abstract | This book argues that moral desert should be excluded as a consideration in normative and applied ethics, as it is likely that no-one ever morally deserves anything for their actions and, if they do, it is in most cases impossible to know what. I also explain how moral deliberation in relation to punishment, distributive justice and personal morality can proceed without appeals to moral desert. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Moral desert Moral responsibility Punishment Blame Reward Distributive justice Determinism Retributivism Utilitarianism | |||||||||
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| Call number | BJ1500.M47.S56 2010 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0761850694 9780761850694 | |||||||||
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