The Moral Aspect of Nonmoral Goods and Evils: Michael J. Zimmerman

Utilitas 11 (1):1-15 (1999)
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Abstract

The idea that immoral behaviour can sometimes be admirable, and that moral behaviour can sometimes be less than admirable, has led several of its supporters to infer that moral considerations are not always overriding, contrary to what has been traditionally maintained. In this paper I shall challenge this inference. My purpose in doing so is to expose and acknowledge something that has been inadequately appreciated, namely, the moral aspect of nonmoral goods and evils. I hope thereby to show that, even if immorality can be admirable, this poses no threat to morality.

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