Consequentialism and the demandingness objection

Demandingness-based objections to utilitarianism and other consequentialist moral theories constitute the most important problem facing moral philosophers today. In this Thesis, I offer an explanation of what makes the demandingness objection compelling, namely, that utilitarianism alienates us from...

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Main Author: Heikkinen, Jeffrey W
Other Authors: Shaver, Robert (Philosophy)
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2986