Morality Rules Consequences Critical by Brad Hooker (12 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover. vi+260pp. Near fine condition. Pages 179-198 and 207-209 are unobtrusively marked in pencil by an esteemed professor of philosophy. Evidence of a paperclip having been affixed to page 199/200. A little bit of ordinary shelfwear, including a light crease down the spine. (If you order this from outside the United States, we are likely to request an additional payment to help cover the postage.) Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. vi / 260 pp Covers a little sunned, corners rubbed, inscription in front otherwise a clean, sound reading copy.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Morality, Rules, and Consequences: A Critical Reader. Book.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - What determines whether an action is right or wrong One appealing idea is that a moral code ought to contain a number of rules that tell people how to behave and that are simple and few enough to be easily learned. Another appealing idea is that the consequences of actions matter, often more than anything else. Rule consequentialism tries to weave these two ideas into a general theory of morality. This theory holds that morally wrong actions are the ones forbidden by rules whose acceptance would maximize the overall good. Morality, Rules, and Consequences: A Critical Reader explores for students and researchers the relationship between consequentialist theory and moral rules. Most of the chapters focus on rule consequentialism or on the distinction between act and rule versions of consequentialism. Contributors, among them the leading philosophers in the discipline, suggest ways of assessing whether rule consequentialism could be a satisfactory moral theory. These essays, all of which are previously unpublished, provide students in moral philosophy with essential material and ask key questions on just what the criteria for an adequate moral theory might be.…

Black hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 260pp.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.