Epistemic Consequentialism

Author : Kristoffer Ahlström
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198779682
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Consequentialism written by Kristoffer Ahlström and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important issue in epistemology concerns the source of epistemic normativity. Epistemic consequentialism maintains that epistemic norms are genuine norms that are conducive to epistemic value. This volume presents the latest work on epistemic consequentialism by authors that are sympathetic to the view and those who are critical of it.--

Author : H. Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191085278
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Consequentialism written by H. Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important issue in epistemology concerns the source of epistemic normativity. Epistemic consequentialism maintains that epistemic norms are genuine norms in virtue of the way in which they are conducive to epistemic value, whatever epistemic value may be. So, for example, the epistemic consequentialist might say that it is a norm that beliefs should be consistent, in that holding consistent beliefs is the best way to achieve the epistemic value of accuracy. Thus epistemic consequentialism is structurally similar to the family of consequentialist views in ethics. Recently, philosophers from both formal epistemology and traditional epistemology have shown interest in such a view. In formal epistemology, there has been particular interest in thinking of epistemology as a kind of decision theory where instead of maximizing expected utility one maximizes expected epistemic utility. In traditional epistemology, there has been particular interest in various forms of reliabilism about justification and whether such views are analogous to—and so face similar problems to—versions of consequentialism in ethics. This volume presents some of the most recent work on these topics as well as others related to epistemic consequentialism, by authors that are sympathetic to the view and those who are critical of it.

Author : AHLSTROM-VIJ & DUNN (EDS)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191824739
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EPISTEMIC CONSEQUENTIALISM. written by AHLSTROM-VIJ & DUNN (EDS) and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christian Seidel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190919388
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consequentialism written by Christian Seidel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consequentialism is a focal point of discussion and a driving force behind important developments in moral philosophy. Recently, the debate has shifted in focus and in style. By seeking to consequentialize rival moral theories, in particular those with agent-relative characteristics, and by framing accounts in terms of reasons rather than in terms of value, an emerging new wave consequentialism has presented - at much higher levels of abstraction - theories which proved extremely flexible and powerful in meeting long-standing and influential objections. This volume of new essays on new wave consequentialism initiates and stimulates novel lines of discussions among proponents and their critics. The contributions explore new directions in new wave consequentialism and present refined conceptual frameworks (in Part I), raise challenging fundamental problems for these frameworks and the new wave's theoretical basis (in Part II), and give a balanced assessment of the new wave's limits and achievements in specific contexts of commonsense moral practice (in Part III). The volume will be of interest to all readers in ethical and moral theory.

Author : Joel Marks
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739133527
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ought Implies Kant written by Joel Marks and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ought Implies Kant offers an original defense of the ethical theory of Immanuel Kant, and develops an extension of that theoryOs account of moral duty to include direct duties to nonhuman animals. The discussion centers on a critical examination of consequentialism, the view that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined solely by its consequences. Kantianism, by contrast, claims that the core of ethics is to treat all persons_or, in Joel MarksOs view, all living beings_as ends-in-themselves. The consequentialist criterion would seem to permit, indeed require, violating the dignity of persons (not to mention the dignity of other animals) if this would result in a better outcome. This volume treats the consequentialist challenge to Kantian ethics in several novel ways. To begin with, the utilitarian version of consequentialism is delineated and defended by means of a conceptual device dubbed by the author as the Consequentialist Continuum. Marks then provides an exhaustive and definitive exposition of the relatively neglected Epistemic Objection to utilitarianism. While acknowledging the intuitive appeal of utilitarianismOs core conviction_that we should always do what is for the best_Marks argues that this is an impossible injunction to fulfill, or even to attempt to fulfill, because all of the relevant results of our actions can never be known. Kantianism is then introduced as a viable alternative account of our ethical obligations. Marks argues that Kantianism is well within the scope of normal human competence and conforms equally well to our ethical intuitions once the theoryOs proper interpretation is appreciated. However, KantOs own version must be extended to accommodate the rightful moral consideration we owe to nonhuman animals. Finally, Marks employs the notion of a Consequentialist Illusion to explain utilitarianismOs hold on our moral intuitions, while developing a form of Consequentialist Kantianism to address them. An original and penetrating examination of a central debate in moral philosophy, this book will be of interest to philosophical ethicists, upper-level and graduate philosophy students, and the intellectual reading public.

Author : Martin Grajner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110493632
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Reasons, Norms and Goals written by Martin Grajner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, questions about epistemic reasons, norms and goals have seen an upsurge of interest. The present volume brings together eighteen essays by established and upcoming philosophers in the field. The contributions are arranged into four sections: (1) epistemic reasons, (2) epistemic norms, (3) epistemic consequentialism and (4) epistemic goals and values. The volume is key reading for researchers interested in epistemic normativity.

Author : Martin Peterson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107033039
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dimensions of Consequentialism written by Martin Peterson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces a new, multidimensional consequentialist theory, according to which an act's rightness depends on several irreducible dimensions.

Author : Julia Driver
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136514511
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consequentialism written by Julia Driver and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend solely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms. After a brief historical introduction to the problem, Driver examines utilitarianism, and the arguments of its most famous exponents, John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, and explains the fundamental questions underlying utilitarian theory: what value is to be specified and how it is to be maximized. Driver also discusses indirect forms of consequentialism, the important theories of motive consequentialism and virtue consequentialism, and explains why the distinction between subjective and objective consequentialism is so important. Including helpful features such as a glossary, chapter summaries, and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Consequentialism is ideal for students seeking an authoritative and clearly explained survey of this important problem.

Author : Chris Fraser
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023152059X
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of the Mòzĭ written by Chris Fraser and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohism was an ancient Chinese philosophical movement founded in the fifth century BCE by the charismatic artisan Mòzi, or "Master Mo." Its practitioners advanced a consequentialist ethics, along with fascinating political, logical, and epistemological theories, that set the terms of philosophical argumentation and reflection in China for generations to come. Mohism faded away in the imperial era, leaving the impression that it was not as vital as other Chinese philosophical traditions, yet a complete understanding of Confucianism or Daoism is impossible without appreciating the seminal contribution of Mohist thought. The Philosophy of the Mòzi is an extensive study of Mohism, situating the movement's rise and decline within Chinese history. The book also emphasizes Mohism's relevance to modern systems of thought. Mohism anticipated Western utilitarianism by more than two thousand years. Its political theory is the earliest to outline a just war doctrine and locate the origins of government in a state of nature. Its epistemology, logic, and psychology provide compelling alternatives to contemporary Western mentalism. More than a straightforward account of Mohist principles and practice, this volume immerses readers in the Mohist mindset and clarifies its underpinning of Chinese philosophical discourse.

Author : Clayton Littlejohn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107016126
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Justification and the Truth-Connection written by Clayton Littlejohn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents and defends a bold new approach to the ethics of belief and to resolving the internalism-externalism debate in epistemology.