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Living with Uncertainty : The Moral Significance of Ignorance.
Title:
Living with Uncertainty : The Moral Significance of Ignorance.
Author:
Zimmerman, Michael J.
ISBN:
9780511428548
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (236 pages)
Series:
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Ignorance and obligation -- 1.1 Three views of moral obligation -- 1.2 Ross on moral obligation -- 1.3 Against the Subjective View -- 1.4 Against the Objective View -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- 1.5 The Prospective View refined -- 1.6 Objections to the Prospective View -- A -- B -- C -- D -- 1.7 Risking wrongdoing -- A -- B -- C -- 2 Risk and rights -- 2.1 Prima facie moral obligation -- 2.2 Moral rights -- 2.3 Test case: Fidelity -- A -- B -- C -- D -- 2.4 Test case: self-defense -- A -- B -- C -- D -- 3 Prospective possibilism -- 3.1 Actualism vs. Possibilism -- 3.2 A holistic approach -- 3.3 Intentional action -- 3.4 Extension of the account -- A -- B -- C -- D -- 3.5 Obligation and control -- 3.6 Shifts in obligation -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- 4 Ignorance and responsibility -- 4.1 Moral obligation vs. moral responsibility -- 4.2 Ignorance as an excuse -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- 4.3 Accuses -- A -- B -- C -- D -- 4.4 A cautionary conclusion -- References -- Index of names -- Index of subjects.
Abstract:
A novel account of the relevance of ignorance to both moral obligation and moral responsibility.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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