The Dimensions of Consequentialism: Reply to Schmidt, Brown, Howard-Snyder, Crisp, Andric and Tanyi, and Gertken

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• 作者：Martin Peterson
• 关键词：Multi ; dimensional consequentialism ; Utilitarianism ; Prioritarianism ; Equality ; The dimensions of consequentialism
• 刊名：Ethical Theory & Moral Practice
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：19
• 期：1
• 页码：71-82
• 全文大小：293 KB
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• 作者单位：Martin Peterson (1)
  
  1. Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, 4237 TAMU, YMCA Building 301, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA
  
• 刊物主题：Ethics; Political Philosophy; Ontology;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1572-8447

文摘

In this article I respond to comments and objections raised in the special issue on my book The Dimensions of Consequentialism. I defend my multi-dimensional consequentialist theory against a range of challenges articulated by Thomas Schmidt, Campbell Brown, Frances Howard-Snyder, Roger Crisp, Vuko Andric and Attila Tanyi, and Jan Gertken. My aim is to show that multi-dimensional consequentialism is, at least, a coherent and intuitively plausible alternative to one-dimensional theories such as utilitarianism, prioritarianism, and mainstream accounts of egalitarianism. I am very grateful to all contributors for reading my book so closely and for devoting time and intellectual energy to thinking about the pros and cons of multi-dimensional consequentialism.