About this title: According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should thus devote all our energies to charity work, as well as all our money, till we reach the point where our own basic needs, or ability to keep earning money, are in jeopardy. Such conclusions strike many people as absurd. Consequentialism seems unreasonably demanding, as it leaves the agent no room for her own projects or interests. Tim Mulgan examines consequentialist responses to this objection. ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 326 p. Audience: General/trade. This book is in good condition. There is minimal highlighting. Small scuffs on the dust jacket, but no tearing. read more
Binding: HARDBACK
Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
Description: 0198250932 ppVIII+313. Very Good in dust-jacket. ("According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should thus devote all our energies to charity work, as well as all our money, till we reach the point where our own basic needs, or ability to keep earning money, are in jeopardy. Such conclusions strike many people as absurd. Consequentialism seems ... read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780199286973ISBN:0199286973
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780199286973ISBN:0199286973
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 234x156 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (324) tim mulgan presents a pe*n*e*t*rating examination of consequentialism, the theory that human behaviour must be judged in terms of the goodness or badness of its consequences. the problem with consequentialism is that it seems unreasonably demanding, as leaving the agent no room for our own aims and interests. in response, mulgan offers his own version of consequentialism, one that we can live ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2/7/2002
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 234x156 mm. (319) tim mulgan presents a pe*n*e*t*rating examination of consequentialism, the theory that human behaviour must be judged in terms of the goodness or badness of its consequences. the problem with consequentialism is that it seems unreasonably demanding, as leaving the agent no room for our own aims and interests. in response, mulgan offers his own version of consequentialism, one that we can live with. (Hardback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press(UK)
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780199286973ISBN:0199286973
Description: New. Presents an examination of consequentialism, the theory that human behavior must be judged in terms of the goodness or badness of its consequences. The problem with consequentialism is that it seems unreasonably demanding, as leaving the agent no room... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
Description: First edition. vi+313 pages with index. Cloth. New. Fine in dustjacket. According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should thus devote all our energies to charity work, as well as all our money, till we reach the point where our own basic needs, or ability to keep earning money, are in jeopardy. Such conclusions strike many people as absurd. ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
Description: First edition. vi+313 pages with index. Cloth. New. Fine in dustjacket. According to consequentialism, we should always put our resources where they will do the most good. A small contribution to a reputable aid agency can save a child from a crippling illness. We should thus devote all our energies to charity work, as well as all our money, till we reach the point where our own basic needs, or ability to keep earning money, are in jeopardy. Such conclusions strike many people as absurd. ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2002-02-07
ISBN-13:9780198250937ISBN:0198250932
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