Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame

by T.M. Scanlon

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In a clear and elegant style, T. M. Scanlon reframes current philosophical debates as he explores the moral permissibility of an action. Permissibility may seem to depend on the agent's reasons for performing an action. For example, there seems to be an important moral difference between tactical bombing and a campaign by terrorists--even if the same number of non-combatants are killed--and this difference may seem to lie in the agents' respective...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674057457

ISBN13:9780674057456

Release Date:September 2010

Publisher:Belknap Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.78 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

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Ethics & Morality Philosophy

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